A murder investigation has been launched after a woman and three children died in a house fire in Bradford.
The blaze broke out in the early hours of this morning at a property on Westbury Road. The fire service was called and police attended at just after 2am this morning but a 29-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Three children - two girls aged nine and one, and a five-year-old boy - were taken to hospital but all three also died. A man aged 39 was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and subsequently taken to hospital with critical injuries.
Detective Chief Inspector Stacey Atkinson said: 'This is an absolutely devastating incident in which three children and a woman have lost their lives. Our thoughts remain with their family, friends and loved ones. 'Early enquiries show that the fire was started deliberately, and we have arrested one man on suspicion of murder. He is seriously ill in hospital today as a result of injuries caused by the fire.
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