Woman arrested after two young children die in Wolverhampton house fire

A woman has been arrested following a house fire in which two children died.

West Midlands Police said the woman, in her 30s, remains in custody on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of the children as investigations continue into the blaze in Wolverhampton at around 8.30pm on Friday.

Two boys, aged one and three, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Detective Chief Inspector Kylie Westlake, from the public protection unit, said: "This is a truly tragic incident, and our thoughts remain very much with those who loved the children who have been lost.

"We understand the shock and distress this awful incident will have caused to many people and we are working at pace to ascertain exactly what has happened.

"Officers have arrested a woman on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of two children.

"While we would ask people not to speculate about [the arrest] or the wider incident, we would ask that anyone who can help with our enquiries, and who is yet to speak with us, to get in contact."

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Two other children, and a woman, were already out of the house, on Mason Street, before emergency services arrived, police said. They were checked over by medics, but did not need hospital treatment.

Police have cordoned off the end-of-terrace house, which was extensively damaged, while work is done to establish the cause of the fire.

On Saturday morning, forensic officers could be seen entering the property wearing protective equipment.

The walls of the house appeared scorched, while two ground-floor windows were open and blackened with smoke.

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