Four people dead in Bootle house fire
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- The Guardian Worldseen 22 Sept, 22:15headline rewritten
Four people killed after ‘intense’ fire burns through house in MerseysideWoman and three children killed after ‘intense’ fire ravages Merseyside house - stratford-herald.comseen 29 Sept, 05:40description edited
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Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called to the fire at a semi-detached house in Stone Square in Bootle at about 3.45am on Tuesday.Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called to the fire at a semi-detached house in Stone Square at about 3.45am on Tuesday.
- standard.co.ukseen 8 Oct, 00:21URL changed
now resolves towww.standard.co.uk/news/uk/merseyside-police-press-association-b1297935.html
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Tue, 22 September 2026
3 reports- standard.co.uk14:28
URL changednow www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/merseyside-police-press-association-b1297935.html
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called to the fire at a semi-detached house in Stone Square in Bootle at about 3.45am on Tuesday.
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- stratford-herald.com22 Sept, 12:41their copy
- The Guardian World15:03edited after publishing
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Four people killed after ‘intense’ fire burns through house in MerseysideOne other person being treated in hospital after fire crews respond to early-hours incident at home in Bootle A woman and three children have died after an overnight fire ripped through a semi-detached house on Merseyside. The Merseyside fire and rescue service (MFRS) said crews arrived at the blaze in Bootle at about 3.45am on Tuesday. Continue reading...
- belfastlive.co.uk21:11first to report
A fifth casualty was outside the house when crews arrived and was taken to hospital suffering from burns
Wed, 23 September 2026
2 reports- bbc.co.uk17:29
Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children, Leo, 16, Ellis, 8, and Prudence, 7, died in Bootle on Tuesday.
- Index.hr (Croatia)19:19
OBITELJ majke i troje djece koji su poginuli u požaru obiteljske kuće opisala je svoj gubitak kao "nezamisliv". Elisha Brabin (36) i njezina djeca Leo (16), Ellis (8) i Prudence (7) preminuli su nakon što se vatra jučer rano ujutro brzo proširila njihovom kućom na trgu Stone Square u Bootleu kod Liverpoola, u regiji Merseyside.
Mon, 28 September 2026
3 reports- liverpoolecho.co.uk11:28
Elisha Brabin and her children Leo, Ellis and Prudence died in the fire in Bootle last week
- birminghammail.co.uk13:28
Following their deaths, the family of Ms Brabin said she was a “devoted and loving mother who lived for her children”
- The Guardian World17:09
Local fire and rescue service says last week’s tragic incident highlights risks the batteries can pose A fire that left a mother and her three children dead was caused by a lithium-ion battery, firefighters in Merseyside have said. An electrical event caused the battery, of a type commonly used in vapes, ebikes and e-scooters, to go into “thermal runaway”, Merseyside fire and rescue service said. Continue reading...
Tue, 29 September 2026
1 report- walesonline.co.uk15:09
The semi-detatched house was the scene of an overnight 'electrical event', that had devastating consequences for one family