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| Father of house fire family dies | Father of house fire family dies |
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| The father of four girls who were killed when their home was deliberately set on fire has died in hospital. | The father of four girls who were killed when their home was deliberately set on fire has died in hospital. |
| Mohammed Riaz suffered severe burns in the blaze which killed his wife Caneze, 39, and daughters Sayrah, 16, Sophia, 15, Alicia, 10, and Hannah, three. | Mohammed Riaz suffered severe burns in the blaze which killed his wife Caneze, 39, and daughters Sayrah, 16, Sophia, 15, Alicia, 10, and Hannah, three. |
| Lancashire Police said Mr Riaz, 49, died at Wythenshawe Hospital. Detectives had named him as their "top line of inquiry" in the murder hunt. | |
| Accelerants were used to start the fire at the Accrington home on Wednesday. | Accelerants were used to start the fire at the Accrington home on Wednesday. |
| Police had said the doors and windows were locked from the inside and whoever started the fire had not left the Trevellen Street house afterwards. | Police had said the doors and windows were locked from the inside and whoever started the fire had not left the Trevellen Street house afterwards. |
| Mrs Riaz and the four girls died from smoke inhalation in their beds. | Mrs Riaz and the four girls died from smoke inhalation in their beds. |
| Mrs Riaz and her daughters died in their beds from smoke inhalation | Mrs Riaz and her daughters died in their beds from smoke inhalation |
| Mr Riaz, who worked in a plastics factory, was pulled from the house by firefighters and was resuscitated before being taken to Wythenshawe Hospital, in Manchester. He suffered about 50% burns to his body. | |
| A post-mortem examination is due to be held and the death referred to the coroner, a Lancashire Police spokesman said. | A post-mortem examination is due to be held and the death referred to the coroner, a Lancashire Police spokesman said. |
| He added: "An investigation into the cause of the fire will continue, although all lines of inquiry would indicate that it was contained within the house. | He added: "An investigation into the cause of the fire will continue, although all lines of inquiry would indicate that it was contained within the house. |
| "Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with their investigation." | "Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with their investigation." |
| Mrs Riaz had been described as "a pillar of the community". | Mrs Riaz had been described as "a pillar of the community". |
| Police had said they were looking into "a relationship breakdown" between the Mr and Mrs Riaz, who had been married for 20 years. | |
| Floral tributes | Floral tributes |
| Mr Riaz was described by neighbours as a "good family man" who was very quiet and did not socialise other than at his local mosque. | |
| The couple's 17-year-old son Adam is in hospital receiving treatment for leukaemia. He has been told of the deaths. | The couple's 17-year-old son Adam is in hospital receiving treatment for leukaemia. He has been told of the deaths. |
| Special assemblies have been held at Hyndburn Park Primary School, where Alicia was a pupil, and at Accrington Moorhead Sports College, where her two elder sisters studied. | Special assemblies have been held at Hyndburn Park Primary School, where Alicia was a pupil, and at Accrington Moorhead Sports College, where her two elder sisters studied. |
| Mourners have laid dozens of floral tributes outside the house where the four girls and their mother lost their lives. | Mourners have laid dozens of floral tributes outside the house where the four girls and their mother lost their lives. |
| A book of condolence has been opened for the family at Accrington town hall. | A book of condolence has been opened for the family at Accrington town hall. |