Boy and girl and woman in her 30s die in flat fire as man in his 30s who escaped fights for his life in hospital
- More than 30 firefighters rushed to a flat in King’s Hedges ward, Cambridge
- A boy and girl were taken to hospital but later died, a woman died at the scene
- Firefighters from five separate Cambridgeshire crews attended the incident
A woman and two children have died in the midst of a heartbreaking flat fire that broke out in the early hours of this morning.
More than 30 firefighters rushed to a home in King’s Hedges ward, Cambridge at 1.08am today, as smoke engulfed the first two floors of a masionette.
Inside were a young boy, aged four, and girl, eight, who were later rescued and received treatment while emergency services continued to battle the flames.
But, despite the best efforts of paramedics, the pair tragically died once reaching a hospital today.
The woman, who was in her 30s, also died at the scene around the time of the incident.
Just one man managed to escape the blaze but is now fighting for his life in hospital after suffering serious injuries.
More than 30 firefighters rushed to a flat in King’s Hedges ward, Cambridge at 1.08am
Inside were a young boy, aged 4, and girl, 8, who were later rescued but died in hospital
Firefighters from five separate Cambridgeshire crews attended the tragic incident
It is understood that five firefighter crews from the Cambridgeshire area attended this fire and worked tirelessly to extinguish the flames.
According to CambridgshireLive, they left the scene at around 6am today – five hours after emergency services were initially called to the scene.
An investigation is now underway to establish the cause of the incident which will continue over the course of the weekend.
Area Commander Stuart Smith of Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue said: ‘This is a devastating and deeply upsetting incident that will touch many people.
‘Our thoughts are with the relatives, friends and neighbours of the family. It’s just heartbreaking.
‘We know this will have a huge impact on the local community and our fire safety team was in the area visiting residents yesterday to provide fire safety information and reassurance and will be returning next week.
‘A fire like this is one of the toughest incidents you can attend as a firefighter and we’re looking after the welfare of all those who responded to or supported this incident.’
MailOnline has approached the emergency services for further information.
