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| Langley Mill fire: Friend 'tried to save' mother, baby and boy | Langley Mill fire: Friend 'tried to save' mother, baby and boy |
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| The father of a 17-year-old boy who tried to save his friends from a fatal fire said his son was struggling to come to terms with what had happened. | |
| Amy Smith, 17, and her six-month-old daughter Ruby-Grace Gaunt died, along with Ed Green, also 17, at flats in Langley Mill, Derbyshire, on Sunday. | Amy Smith, 17, and her six-month-old daughter Ruby-Grace Gaunt died, along with Ed Green, also 17, at flats in Langley Mill, Derbyshire, on Sunday. |
| The man, who did not want to be named, said his son was also in the fire but managed to escape. | The man, who did not want to be named, said his son was also in the fire but managed to escape. |
| Some neighbours said the fire may have spread from a car parked nearby. | Some neighbours said the fire may have spread from a car parked nearby. |
| Police and fire investigators said the cause of the blaze remained "unexplained" and were "ruling nothing out". | Police and fire investigators said the cause of the blaze remained "unexplained" and were "ruling nothing out". |
| Ruby-Grace's father Shaun Gaunt is also believed to have been caught up in the blaze but managed to escape. | Ruby-Grace's father Shaun Gaunt is also believed to have been caught up in the blaze but managed to escape. |
| Several other people were rescued from the building by neighbours and treated for the effects of smoke inhalation. | Several other people were rescued from the building by neighbours and treated for the effects of smoke inhalation. |
| Fighting back tears, the father of the 17-year-old friend, said: "My son was in the fire at the time. | Fighting back tears, the father of the 17-year-old friend, said: "My son was in the fire at the time. |
| "He tried to get to Ed who was his best friend and to the girl and the little girl but the smoke was just too bad. | "He tried to get to Ed who was his best friend and to the girl and the little girl but the smoke was just too bad. |
| "He's 17 - it's a lot to take in." | "He's 17 - it's a lot to take in." |
| Tributes have been paid online to the three victims. | Tributes have been paid online to the three victims. |
| Katie Gough said: "Knowing the baby was only six months old is so heartbreaking, and 17 years of age is too young to die." | Katie Gough said: "Knowing the baby was only six months old is so heartbreaking, and 17 years of age is too young to die." |
| Jodie Mee wrote: "Rest in peace girls and Ed, Heaven has gained two beautiful girls and a strong boy. Thoughts go out to their family and all the people who knew them." | Jodie Mee wrote: "Rest in peace girls and Ed, Heaven has gained two beautiful girls and a strong boy. Thoughts go out to their family and all the people who knew them." |
| On Twitter, Immy wrote: "I feel so proud to have known someone who has been so brave and selfless, RIP Ed Green you won't be forgotten." | On Twitter, Immy wrote: "I feel so proud to have known someone who has been so brave and selfless, RIP Ed Green you won't be forgotten." |
| An investigation into the cause of the fire is now under way, with experts refusing to rule out arson. | An investigation into the cause of the fire is now under way, with experts refusing to rule out arson. |
| Derbyshire Police spokesman Jim Allen said: "We are working closely with the fire service to determine how the blaze started. | Derbyshire Police spokesman Jim Allen said: "We are working closely with the fire service to determine how the blaze started. |
| "We are treating it as unexplained and we are meticulously working through all lines of inquiry to establish exactly what happened that morning. | "We are treating it as unexplained and we are meticulously working through all lines of inquiry to establish exactly what happened that morning. |
| "Specially trained police officers are working with all the families involved at this distressing time." | "Specially trained police officers are working with all the families involved at this distressing time." |
| Several neighbours said they heard an argument outside the flats before the fire but police said investigations were at an early stage. | Several neighbours said they heard an argument outside the flats before the fire but police said investigations were at an early stage. |
| Neighbours said they used ladders to help rescue residents inside the house before emergency services arrived. | Neighbours said they used ladders to help rescue residents inside the house before emergency services arrived. |
| Resident Sean Needham said he passed his six-year-old disabled son out of a window into his neighbour's arms. | Resident Sean Needham said he passed his six-year-old disabled son out of a window into his neighbour's arms. |
| Several neighbouring properties were evacuated due to a gas leak caused by the blaze. | Several neighbouring properties were evacuated due to a gas leak caused by the blaze. |