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Three dead and five hurt in Derbyshire house fire | |
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Three people have died and five have been taken to hospital after a house fire in Derbyshire. | |
Emergency services were called to the blaze at a property in North Street in Langley Mill just after 04:00 BST. | Emergency services were called to the blaze at a property in North Street in Langley Mill just after 04:00 BST. |
A man, a woman, and a girl died in the fire, which badly damaged the house and a car parked outside, a police spokesman said. | A man, a woman, and a girl died in the fire, which badly damaged the house and a car parked outside, a police spokesman said. |
East Midlands Ambulance Service said a member of the public told them a car fire had spread to a nearby house. | |
Three people died at the scene and five people were taken to hospital - four to Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham and one to the Royal Derby Hospital, the ambulance service said. | |
Several neighbouring properties were evacuated as the fire caused a gas leak. | Several neighbouring properties were evacuated as the fire caused a gas leak. |
John Dunkley, a watch manager with Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, tweeted about the fire deaths: "Terrible night shift. Thoughts with all personnel from all emergency services involved at Langley Mill this morning." | |
Police and the fire service are investigating the cause of the blaze. | Police and the fire service are investigating the cause of the blaze. |