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| The scene of a fire in which a family is believed to have died is now a "potential crime scene", according to police. | |
| Detectives said they had not ruled out arson in the blaze at the house fire in Omagh, County Tyrone on Tuesday. | |
| It comes after a number of items were taken away from the scene for examination. | |
| Arthur McElhill, Lorraine McGovern and their five children are thought to have been killed in the blaze. | Arthur McElhill, Lorraine McGovern and their five children are thought to have been killed in the blaze. |
| Chief Supt Norman Baxter, the police officer investigating the fire, said the bodies of the McElhill family would not yet be taken from the house. | |
| Five bodies have been found in the house at Lammy Crescent. The search is resuming for the remaining two members of the family of seven. | |
| On Wednesday, Fire Service Western Area Commander Eoin Doyle said the priority was finding the two people "not yet accounted for". | |
| He said that additional firefighters were being drafted in to help find the bodies and establish how the fire began, just before 0500 GMT on Tuesday. | He said that additional firefighters were being drafted in to help find the bodies and establish how the fire began, just before 0500 GMT on Tuesday. |
| Prayers were said for the family during a church service | |
| "We've had the ceilings fall down on top of the belongings and a partial roof collapse, it's going to make it a very slow process for us," he said. | "We've had the ceilings fall down on top of the belongings and a partial roof collapse, it's going to make it a very slow process for us," he said. |
| Mr Doyle said that it had been a "harrowing experience" for the local firefighters and trauma support for the crews had begun. | Mr Doyle said that it had been a "harrowing experience" for the local firefighters and trauma support for the crews had begun. |
| Father Tom McManus, the parish priest in Corlagh in County Cavan where Lorraine McGovern grew up, said they had been a very close family. | Father Tom McManus, the parish priest in Corlagh in County Cavan where Lorraine McGovern grew up, said they had been a very close family. |
| "It's just devastating when you look back at those things, the happy times and the good times," he said. | "It's just devastating when you look back at those things, the happy times and the good times," he said. |
| "They were reminiscing about that the last time we had spoken together - the last time they had visited, at the baptism... it's just horrendous." | "They were reminiscing about that the last time we had spoken together - the last time they had visited, at the baptism... it's just horrendous." |
| The eldest of the five children, Caroline, 13, attended the nearby Sacred Heart College. | The eldest of the five children, Caroline, 13, attended the nearby Sacred Heart College. |
| The other four were Sean, 7, Bellina, 4, Clodagh ,19 months and James, who was nine months old. | The other four were Sean, 7, Bellina, 4, Clodagh ,19 months and James, who was nine months old. |
| Sean and Bellina were pupils at St Conor's Primary School, which was closed following the tragedy. | Sean and Bellina were pupils at St Conor's Primary School, which was closed following the tragedy. |