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Penistone house fire leaves boy, 9, and man dead | |
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A nine-year-old boy and a man aged 44 have died after a house fire in South Yorkshire, police said. | |
A second boy, 11, is critically ill in hospital following the fire in Penistone, near Barnsley. | |
Police said emergency services were called to the property in Tennyson Close at 18:30 BST on Tuesday. | |
The three were taken to hospital, where the man and youngest boy were pronounced dead. An investigation into the cause is under way. | The three were taken to hospital, where the man and youngest boy were pronounced dead. An investigation into the cause is under way. |
Firefighters found "a fully-developed fire throughout the house", South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said. | Firefighters found "a fully-developed fire throughout the house", South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said. |
"Our thoughts are with the family of those involved in this tragic incident," said a fire service spokesman. | "Our thoughts are with the family of those involved in this tragic incident," said a fire service spokesman. |