Mother and three children die in Bootle house fire
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Four people died in a house fire at a semi-detached property on Stone Square in Bootle, Merseyside, on Tuesday. The victims were named as Elisha Brabin, 36, and her three children — Leo, 16, Ellis, eight, and Prudence, seven. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called to the blaze at about 3:45am, with six fire engines and eight firefighters dispatched to the scene. Chief Fire Officer Nick Searle confirmed the deaths and said another person had been taken to hospital with burns. He described the fire as “intense” and said it “spread very rapidly”. The bodies were found in an upstairs bedroom of the home. The family said they were “devastated” by the loss and described the victims as “loved beyond measure”. Neighbours reported hearing shouting and seeing smoke, and the street was cordoned off. WalesOnline reported that flowers had been left at the scene. Daily Mail reported that the father of the family is understood to have tried to save his relatives by breaking windows.
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Bootle fire - latest: Huge emergency services scene after 'serious' Merseyside blaze. A casualty at the scene in Stone Square has been taken to hospital with burns as an urgent search of the property continues
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Daily Express (outlet profile)
Bootle house fire LIVE: Emergency services swarm scene of 'serious' blaze. The street has been cordoned off.
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Sky News (outlet profile)
Four people die in house fire. Four people have died in a house fire in Bootle, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said.
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Four people dead in Bootle house fire. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called to the fire at a semi-detached house in Stone Square in Bootle at about 3.45am on Tuesday.
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Four people dead in Bootle house fire
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Four people dead in house fire: Tragedy after blaze tore through property in early hours. Six fire engines and eight firefighters scrambled to the scene of a 'well alight' semi-detached property in Bootle at 3.38am.
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GB News (outlet profile)
Four dead after house engulfed in flames in Bootle. Four people have died in a house fire in Bootle. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called to the blaze at a semi-detached house in Stone Square at abo…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Four people dead in Liverpool house fire. The deaths were confirmed on Tuesday afternoon
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Merseyside house fire leaves four people dead and another in hospital
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Four people dead in house fire: Tragedy after blaze tore through property in early hours. Six fire engines and eight firefighters scrambled to the scene of an 'intense fire which was spreading rapidly' at a semi-detache…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Four people killed in early morning blaze at Bootle home are a woman and three children, fire chiefs confirm. A woman and three children have died in a house fire in Merseyside, the fire service has confirmed.
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Daily Express (outlet profile)
Tragedy as woman and three children die in horror Bootle house fire. Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 3.30am today.
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Woman and three children die in Bootle house fire
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Woman and three children die in Bootle house fire. A fifth casualty was outside the house when crews arrived and was taken to hospital suffering from burns.
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Bootle fire: Woman and three children found dead in bedroom after fire rips through house. Emergency services raced to the semi-detached property In Bootle, Merseyside, to find the property “well-alight" and, despi…
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Российская газета (outlet profile)
Мать и трое детей найдены мертвыми на втором этаже жилого дома. Тела четырех человек обнаружили в одном из домов города Бутл в северо-западной части Англии, где произошел страшный пожар, сообщает Metro.
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WalesOnline (outlet profile)
Flowers at site of horror house fire that killed woman and three children. A woman and three children were tragically killed in the blaze in Bootle
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Bootle house fire: Mum and her three children found dead in bedroom are named. Elisha Brabin, 36, Leo Brabin, 16, Ellis Brabin, eight, and Prudence Brabin, seven, were found dead after a fire ripped through the home in…
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Daily Express (outlet profile)
Bootle house fire victims pictured as family pays tribute to mum and her three children. The four people who lost their lives in the house fire have been pictured for the first time.
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Sky News (outlet profile)
Four victims of deadly Merseyside house fire named. Four people killed in a house fire in Bootle, Merseyside, on Tuesday have been named.
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Mother and three children killed in house fire were ‘loved beyond measure’. The family said they were ‘devastated’ by their loss.
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Mother and three children killed in house fire were ‘loved beyond measure’
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Mother and her three children killed in Merseyside house fire named by police. The four victims were found in the upstairs bedroom of the house in Bootle in the early hours of Tuesday when firefighters entered the prope…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Pictured: Mother and her three school-age children who were killed in Bootle house fire - after hero father 'tried to save family by breaking windows'. Lisha Brabin and three of her children are understood to have been…
Factual core
- Four people died in a house fire in Bootle, England.
- The victims were a mother and her three children.
- Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service received a call about the fire at approximately 3:45 AM.
- The street where the fire occurred was cordoned off.
- The fire occurred at a semi-detached house on Stone Square in Bootle.
- Six fire engines were on the scene at the height of the fire.
- The property was described as 'well alight' when firefighters arrived.