Thousands of pounds raised to help family after house fire kills two children
Thousands of pounds has been raised by well wishers in online appeals to help a family whose two children died in a house fire in Cambridgeshire.
The blaze broke out in the three storey house on Buttercup Avenue in the Eynesbury area of St Neots on Thursday around 7am on Thursday 10 December.
Despite the best efforts of firefighters a three year old boy and a seven year old girl died.
Their 35-year-old mother was taken to hospital with life-changing injuries after jumping from a window, while a 46-year-old man suffered minor injuries.
Their 35-year-old mother has been taken to hospital with life-changing injuries after jumping from a window, while her 46-year-old partner suffered minor injuries.
Various online appeals have been set up by the local community including one by a neighbour which has raised nearly £8,000.