Gamal Fahnbulleh on the Sheffield fire

Five people including a nine-week-old girl and two boys have died in a house fire in Sheffield.

Gamal Fahnbulleh tells us more in his blog.

Shabina Begum, who was 54, and her 20 year old daughter Anum Parvaiz also died in the blaze that broke out in Wake Road, Sharrow.

Ishfaq Hussain Kayani, Shabina Begum's cousin said "It's just a huge tragedy Words cannot describe how sad this is. It's a tragedy beyond description."

He said a nine-week-old baby girl was among those who had died, as well as nine-year-old Adhyan Nazim and seven-year-old Amaan Nazim.

He said of Ms Begum:

She was, to my children, like a mother, like an aunt. The whole community is in huge shock. As soon as the news broke just after midnight, we came round. I've been with the family. It's so sad. A couple of hours ago the whole family was leading their normal life - quite prosperous, happy. Just in a matter of minutes the whole family has been destroyed. The whole family has gone. You can well imagine what the children's parents are going through. I don't have the words to describe how the family is feeling, other than shell-shocked, devastated. We are a close-knit family, there are enough people around to support the family.

He added: "They were such a lovely family, highly respected. Quite an industrious family who had everything going. This tragedy has struck and we have to try our level best to pull through this."

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said the fire began shortly after midnight on the residential street.

A fire brigade spokesman said: "An investigation has commenced, involving police and fire officers, to establish the cause of the fire."

Four fire engines were called to the scene and an aerial ladder was used to tackle the blaze.

Police and ambulance services also went to the house after receiving emergency calls.

Police, who cordoned off the road, said the damaged building was a terrace house.

A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "At this stage we are not able to confirm where in the house the fire broke out or if anyone else was injured."

Police officers and firefighters remained at the scene, he said.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said details about the fire would become clearer later today.

He said: "Our investigators are arriving here at 9am, so we will know more later on this morning."