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Two teenagers and baby killed in Derbyshire house fire

Flowers have been left at the scene of a fatal house fire in Derbyshire, in which two teenagers and a baby died.

The grandfather of a 17-year-old girl who died in a flat fire with her baby daughter in Derbyshire has paid tribute to the "loveable children" as he laid flowers at the scene.

Amy Smith and her six-month-old daughter Ruby-Grace Gaunt, died in the blaze at her home in Langley Mill along with family friend Edward Green, also 17.

Three men are being questioned on suspicion of murder.

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'Too early to say' if Derbyshire fire was deliberate

Derbyshire Fire Service has released a statement on the Derbyshire house fire that killed three in the early hours of this morning.

The Derbyshire Fire Service reported the first call they received was to advise of a car on fire, and within minutes there was another call to say a house was on fire.

"We're not ruling out where the fire started at the moment but the investigation should help identify that."

– Gavin Tomlinson, Assistant Chief Fire Officer

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