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24/04/2008
House Fire Claims Two Lives
A house fire has claimed two lives at a home in Long Aston, near Bristol.
A man and a six-year-old boy died at the semi-detached property in Weston Road at approximately 6.30am this morning.
The man was found dead on arrival of emergency services. The youngster was found in a room upstairs but died from his injuries after being taken to hospital.
Parts of Weston Road and Providence Lane are shut while an investigation into the incident takes place.
At this time, the cause of the blaze in unknown.
Yesterday a house fire claimed the life of a 22-year-old woman in Leicester, five others were injured.
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A man and a six-year-old boy died at the semi-detached property in Weston Road at approximately 6.30am this morning.
The man was found dead on arrival of emergency services. The youngster was found in a room upstairs but died from his injuries after being taken to hospital.
Parts of Weston Road and Providence Lane are shut while an investigation into the incident takes place.
At this time, the cause of the blaze in unknown.
Yesterday a house fire claimed the life of a 22-year-old woman in Leicester, five others were injured.
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