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| Neighbour woken by fire screams | Neighbour woken by fire screams |
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| A neighbour has described how he was woken by the screams of a woman trapped in a burning house with five children. | A neighbour has described how he was woken by the screams of a woman trapped in a burning house with five children. |
| Ann Roberts' cries for help were heard by neighbour Simon Keith when the fire, believed to be arson, engulfed her house on St Hilda's Crescent in Leeds. | Ann Roberts' cries for help were heard by neighbour Simon Keith when the fire, believed to be arson, engulfed her house on St Hilda's Crescent in Leeds. |
| Mr Keith said: "I looked out and saw Ann screaming in her bedroom. I ran outside and just battered the door in." | Mr Keith said: "I looked out and saw Ann screaming in her bedroom. I ran outside and just battered the door in." |
| He helped lead Ms Roberts, 41, another 19-year-old woman and the children to safety early on Wednesday. | |
| They were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. | They were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. |
| 'Malicious attack' | |
| The two women, three girls aged eight, 12 and 14 and a one-year-old boy have since been discharged. | |
| A two-year-old boy remains in hospital, where his condition is described as stable. | |
| West Yorkshire Police said the fire was being treated as suspected arson. | |
| Det Supt Steve Payne, who is leading the investigation, said: "This was a malicious attack on the home of a young family, which could have resulted in even more tragic circumstances. | |
| "A young boy remains in hospital and his family are now without their home." | |
| Mr Payne appealed for anyone with information about the fire to come forward. |