This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7097414.stm

The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Tests take place on blaze victims School reopens after fire tragedy
(about 8 hours later)
Post mortem examinations are due to take place on the bodies of a family of seven who died in a fire in Omagh. St Conor's Primary School in Omagh has reopened, four days after the house fire which claimed the lives of a family of seven.
Arthur McElhill, his partner Lorraine McGovern and their five children perished in the blaze at their home in Lammy Crescent on Tuesday. Arthur McElhill, Lorraine McGovern and their five children died in the blaze in Lammy Crescent on Tuesday.
It is understood Mr McElhill is being regarded as a possible suspect. Two of the children, Sean,7, and Bellina, 4, were pupils at the school which is close to their home.
The primary school attended by two of the children is due to re-open on Friday. It is reported that the pupils have received counselling. A prayer vigil was held as the seven bodies were removed from the fire-gutted house on Thursday.
Shaun, seven, and Bellina, four, were pupils at St Conor's Primary School, which is beside their house. The two youngest were Clodagh, 19 months, and James, who was nine months old. Post mortem examinations are due to take place on the bodies later.
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 two youngest were Clodagh, 19 months, and James, who was nine months old.
All seven deaths are being treated by the police as murder. They said petrol had been scattered around the house and it had been set alight.All seven deaths are being treated by the police as murder. They said petrol had been scattered around the house and it had been set alight.
On Thursday evening, firefighters and teachers formed a guard of honour as the seven bodies were removed from the remains of their burnt-out home. It is understood Mr McElhill is being regarded as a suspect.
A prayer vigil was held and a priest spoke of the community's sorrow.
Police have not formally declared anyone a suspect, but it is understood one theory being investigated is that Mr McElhill may have been responsible.