Four children die in fire horror at mother's party

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Posing for the camera with bright eyes and wide smiles, these are the three children who died in a fire as their older teenage brother tried desperately to save them.

Despite his brave efforts, he too perished in the tragedy.

The horror unfolded in an attic room at the family home as their mother celebrated her 36th birthday with friends.

Michelle Smith’s four-year-old twin daughters, Holly and Ella, and two sons, Jordan, two, and Reece, 19, were all pronounced dead at hospital.

Thankfully, we said no and I took them home, otherwise who knows what could have happened.’

Mr Ostler, a part-time chef, of Freckleton, added: ‘It is such a sad loss, it’s just horrendous, I can’t get my head around it. Nobody should see their children die.’

Miss Smith’s father, Keith Smith, 56, said his blood ‘turned cold’ when he saw his daughter’s home flash up on the news early yesterday.

‘I rushed down here straight away, all the time wishing it wasn’t going to be true, but when I got here my worst nightmare came true,’ he said.

‘I’m still trying to take it all in. They were smashing kids. The last time I saw them was at Christmas.
They had moved into the house about two-and-a-half years ago and seemed very happy there.

Fighting back tears, he added: ‘It was Michelle’s birthday – I feel so sorry for her. They are cracking kids and she is a great mother.’

Family friend Carolyn Milburn added: ‘It’s knocked us all for six. They were all lovely, all of them.

‘Lovely kids, well behaved, well brought up, always happy. Michelle is a good mum. She loves her kids.

‘I haven’t spoken to her yet but she and her mother, Christine, are both in a state.’

Detective Superintendent Andy Murphy, of Lancashire Police’s major investigation team, said they would be talking to a number of people who were at the house when the fire broke out.

‘We are keeping an open mind at this stage as to what happened,’ he added.



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