Girl, 9, dies and girl, 11, taken to hospital after West Yorkshire house fire
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A nine-year-old girl and a man have died after a fire broke out in a house in West Yorkshire.
Emergency services were called to the scene just before 6.20am on Sunday after they received several phone calls about the blaze in Heckmondwike.
Firefighters removed a man, no further details, and two young girls from the property.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene while the two girls, aged nine and 11, were taken to hospital.
The youngest girl died in hospital yesterday. The 11-year-old remains in a critical condition, West Yorkshire Police said.
Detective Inspector Paul Greatorex said: 'We are continuing to work with colleagues at the fire service to investigate this dreadfully sad incident which has resulted in a father and daughter losing their lives. More Trending
'Extensive enquiries have been ongoing since yesterday and we have been working to locate and support relatives of the victims both here and outside of the UK at what is clearly an awful time for the family.
'While our enquiries remain ongoing we do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances regarding the cause of the fire and will be preparing a file for the coroner in due course.
'Our support for the family involved clearly also still continues.'
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