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| Blaze deaths caused 'huge trauma' | Blaze deaths caused 'huge trauma' |
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| The deaths of seven people in a house fire in County Tyrone inflicted "unbearable suffering and pain" on the community, a priest has said. | The deaths of seven people in a house fire in County Tyrone inflicted "unbearable suffering and pain" on the community, a priest has said. |
| Monsignor Joseph Donnelly was speaking at Requiem Mass for Arthur McElhill, his partner Lorraine McGovern and their five children. | Monsignor Joseph Donnelly was speaking at Requiem Mass for Arthur McElhill, his partner Lorraine McGovern and their five children. |
| The family died in a blaze at their home in Omagh last month. | The family died in a blaze at their home in Omagh last month. |
| The funerals had been delayed because of a disagreement over where the family members would be buried. | The funerals had been delayed because of a disagreement over where the family members would be buried. |
| The couple and their children: Caroline, 13, Sean, seven, Bellina, four, Clodagh, 19 months and nine-month-old James all died in the fire which swept through their home in Lammy Crescent in the early hours of 13 November. | The couple and their children: Caroline, 13, Sean, seven, Bellina, four, Clodagh, 19 months and nine-month-old James all died in the fire which swept through their home in Lammy Crescent in the early hours of 13 November. |
| Mediators were believed to have been brought in when it was reported that Mr McElhill was being treated as a suspect in a murder investigation about the fire. | Mediators were believed to have been brought in when it was reported that Mr McElhill was being treated as a suspect in a murder investigation about the fire. |
| It is a loss so total that words fail to describe the immensity of the event Monsignor Joseph Donnelly | It is a loss so total that words fail to describe the immensity of the event Monsignor Joseph Donnelly |
| Requiem Mass for the family was held at Sacred Heart Church in Omagh. | |
| Monsignor Donnelly told mourners that a community may have experience of tragedy but it can never become accustomed to tragedy. | Monsignor Donnelly told mourners that a community may have experience of tragedy but it can never become accustomed to tragedy. |
| "To lose an entire family unit in one instant is unimaginable," he said. | "To lose an entire family unit in one instant is unimaginable," he said. |
| Arthur McElhill is being treated as a suspect in the murder inquiry | Arthur McElhill is being treated as a suspect in the murder inquiry |
| "It is a devastation for the families immediately connected. It is a loss so total that words fail to describe the immensity of the event. | "It is a devastation for the families immediately connected. It is a loss so total that words fail to describe the immensity of the event. |
| "It has also inflicted unbearable suffering and pain on a whole community, especially the Lammy community, who were traumatised by what happened. | "It has also inflicted unbearable suffering and pain on a whole community, especially the Lammy community, who were traumatised by what happened. |
| "This was particularly so for the young people in our midst, especially the school children - friends and companions of the children who died." | "This was particularly so for the young people in our midst, especially the school children - friends and companions of the children who died." |
| Pupils from Sacred Heart College and St Conor's Primary School formed a guard of honour outside the church. | |
| Mr McElhill's remains were taken to Ederney, County Fermanagh, while the rest of the family is being buried in Corlough, County Cavan, from where Ms McGovern hails. | |
| Police began a murder inquiry after investigators discovered petrol had been scattered inside the house and set alight. | Police began a murder inquiry after investigators discovered petrol had been scattered inside the house and set alight. |
| No further details about the murder investigation have been released. | No further details about the murder investigation have been released. |