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Teenager dies in suspected arson | Teenager dies in suspected arson |
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A teenage boy has died and five members of a family are in hospital after a suspected arson attack at a house in Barnsley. | A teenage boy has died and five members of a family are in hospital after a suspected arson attack at a house in Barnsley. |
The teenager is believed to be 15 but a formal identification has yet to be carried out. | The teenager is believed to be 15 but a formal identification has yet to be carried out. |
The five family members were rescued from the house in Kitchen Road, Wombwell, on Friday morning and taken to Barnsley District General Hospital. | The five family members were rescued from the house in Kitchen Road, Wombwell, on Friday morning and taken to Barnsley District General Hospital. |
A boy of 14 has been arrested in connection with the incident. | A boy of 14 has been arrested in connection with the incident. |
A neighbour described being woken by "screaming, shouting and banging" coming from the burning house. | A neighbour described being woken by "screaming, shouting and banging" coming from the burning house. |
"I ran downstairs in my nightie and looked down the street," the woman told BBC Radio Sheffield. | "I ran downstairs in my nightie and looked down the street," the woman told BBC Radio Sheffield. |
"By the time I got down everything was ablaze. I feel absolutely sick, it is just a total shock waking up to see all this happening. It's horrible." | "By the time I got down everything was ablaze. I feel absolutely sick, it is just a total shock waking up to see all this happening. It's horrible." |
A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said a 44-year-old woman was being treated in hospital for serious burns. | A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said a 44-year-old woman was being treated in hospital for serious burns. |
The other injured family members, a girl of 12, and two men aged 20 and 23, needed hospital treatment for burns and the effects of breathing in smoke. | The other injured family members, a girl of 12, and two men aged 20 and 23, needed hospital treatment for burns and the effects of breathing in smoke. |
A woman of 18 was released from hospital after treatment. | A woman of 18 was released from hospital after treatment. |
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