Police have issued a major update into the house fire that killed three people near Kettering.
Emergency services rushed to the blaze off Station Road, Rushton, at around 10.30pm on Friday. Despite their best efforts, the three victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
Northamptonshire Police named the four year old girl who died as Mayci Fox. The second victim is her mother Emma Conn, aged 30, both of Desborough, and 23-year-old Louie Thorn, of Rushton.
The three victims have now been pictured following the tragedy.
The little girl’s great grandmother told The Sun: “I have lost my great granddaughter in the fire and her mum. It’s just so sad. I’m too upset to speak about it.
“Her brother had gone out for the evening so was not at home when the fire started.” A neighbour told the publication: “It was blended family, so it’s cast a big circle. It’s a tragedy.”
One local recalled the devastating scenes which happened on Friday night. They earlier told the Northamptonshire Telegraph: “It’s absolutely shocking. My lad said it was on fire. There was a man who had tried to get in who was outside.
“It was just an inferno. There were ambulance, police and fire. I don’t know the people who live there but all we can do is hope and pray. It’s just tragic. It’s just horrible.”
Northamptonshire Police said an investigation is under way into the cause of the blaze. On Monday, the force issued an update and said: “Although formal identification has yet to take place, Northamptonshire Police is naming the three people with the agreement of the Coroner’s Office, and with the support of their families.
“An investigation is underway into the cause of the fire, with detectives working closely with partners including Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service.
“Tributes to Mayci, Emma and Louie will be released via the Force in the coming days. The families have requested for their privacy to be respected at this difficult time and therefore do not wish to speak to the media.”
Three police officers were assessed because of smoke inhalation, the force said. Specialist fire investigators and dogs have been deployed to support the probe into the cause of the blaze, according to the force.
Images from the site show a large hole burned through the roof of the building, which is a 19th century former station master’s house at the now-closed Glendon and Rushton railway station.
It is a Grade II-listed building, according to the Historic England website, and is believed to now be a residential property.
Anyone with information is asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101 quoting incident reference 25000180391.
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