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Four people killed after ‘intense’ fire burns through house in Merseyside

The Guardian UK · 22 September 2026 at 16:03

Four people killed after ‘intense’ fire burns through house in Merseyside

One other person in hospital after fire crews respond to incident at home in Bootle Four people have died after a fire ripped through a semi-detached house on Merseyside in the early hours of Tuesday.

Merseyside fire and rescue service (MFRS) said crews were called to the blaze at a semi-detached house in Bootle at about 3.45am.

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Four people killed after ‘intense’ fire burns through house in Merseyside

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