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| Three dead and five hurt in Derbyshire flat fire | |
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| Three people have died and five have been injured in a flat fire in Derbyshire. | |
| Neighbours used ladders to try to rescue people from the property before fire crews arrived just after 04:00 BST. | Neighbours used ladders to try to rescue people from the property before fire crews arrived just after 04:00 BST. |
| A man, a woman, and a young girl were pronounced dead at the scene, in North Street, Langley Mill. | A man, a woman, and a young girl were pronounced dead at the scene, in North Street, Langley Mill. |
| East Midlands Ambulance Service said a member of the public told them a car fire had spread to nearby flats. | |
| 'Terrible night' | 'Terrible night' |
| One neighbour said he saw a man throw a child out of a window of the burning building onto a mattress on the ground. | |
| Five people were taken to hospital - four to Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham and one to the Royal Derby Hospital, the ambulance service said. | 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. |
| Neighbour Craig McFarlane said: "There was a lot of noise and confusion - I went round and there was car on fire. | Neighbour Craig McFarlane said: "There was a lot of noise and confusion - I went round and there was car on fire. |
| "We went to get a few ladders and managed to get a few people out. There were about 20-30 people running around. Everyone was out there doing what they could do. | "We went to get a few ladders and managed to get a few people out. There were about 20-30 people running around. Everyone was out there doing what they could do. |
| "Flames were climbing up the stairs and up the flats so fast. Nobody stood a chance." | "Flames were climbing up the stairs and up the flats so fast. Nobody stood a chance." |
| John Dunkley, a watch manager with Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, tweeted: "Terrible night shift. Thoughts with all personnel from all emergency services involved at Langley Mill this morning." | John Dunkley, a watch manager with Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, tweeted: "Terrible night shift. Thoughts with all personnel from all emergency services involved at Langley Mill this morning." |
| A fire service spokesman said: "Two people from the property affected by the fire, and a further three residents from adjacent flats were able to escape. | A fire service spokesman said: "Two people from the property affected by the fire, and a further three residents from adjacent flats were able to escape. |
| "Our thoughts and sympathies go out to the family and friends of the deceased." | "Our thoughts and sympathies go out to the family and friends of the deceased." |
| Four fire engines were sent to the blaze. | |
| A police spokesman said they were "keeping an open mind as to the cause of the fire", but said nothing had been ruled out. |