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| Family death fire was deliberate | Family death fire was deliberate |
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| A fire which killed a mother and her four daughters, aged from three to 16, in Lancashire was started deliberately. | |
| The bodies of Caneze Riaz, 39, and her daughters Sayrah, 16, Sophia, 15, Alicia, 10, and three-year-old Hannah, were found in the early hours. | The bodies of Caneze Riaz, 39, and her daughters Sayrah, 16, Sophia, 15, Alicia, 10, and three-year-old Hannah, were found in the early hours. |
| Firefighters broke into the property through a bay window of the house in Tremellen Street, Accrington. Police said the doors were locked from inside. | Firefighters broke into the property through a bay window of the house in Tremellen Street, Accrington. Police said the doors were locked from inside. |
| The girls' father, Mohammed Riaz, is in a critical condition in hospital. | The girls' father, Mohammed Riaz, is in a critical condition in hospital. |
| He had to be resuscitated by a firefighter at the scene and is being treated in Wythenshawe Hospital's burns unit. | He had to be resuscitated by a firefighter at the scene and is being treated in Wythenshawe Hospital's burns unit. |
| The house was secured and locked from the inside... whoever set the fire did not leave the premises Det Supt Mick Gradwell | |
| The couple are said to also have a fifth child, 17-year-old Adam, who has been receiving hospital treatment for leukaemia. | The couple are said to also have a fifth child, 17-year-old Adam, who has been receiving hospital treatment for leukaemia. |
| At a press conference in nearby Blackburn, police revealed that accelerants were used to start the blaze and there were several seats of fire. | |
| They said the cause of the fire was deliberate and detectives have started a murder inquiry. | |
| Lancashire Police are now appealing for anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area on Tuesday night to come forward. | |
| More than 30 officers, police staff, forensic experts and fire service personnel are working on the inquiry. | |
| Det Supt Mick Gradwell, leading the investigation, said: "The house was secured and locked from the inside... whoever set the fire did not leave the premises." |