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/england/west_yorkshire/7139928.stm

The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 1 Version 2
Neighbour woken by fire screams Neighbour woken by fire screams
(about 2 hours later)
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 and Ms Roberts' son Nathan helped lead the woman and children to safety early on Wednesday. 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.
Police said the fire was being treated as suspected arson and that an investigation was under way. '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.