Baby in house fire loses her fight for life

A BABY girl injured in a house fire in Bradford, together with her baby sister, earlier this month, has died.

By The Newsroom

Published 27th Dec 2011, 20:09 BST

The emergency services were called to the blaze in Marsh Street, Bradford, on December 9, where they rescued the pair.

Yesterday a spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said one of the girls had died.

The police spokesman said yesterday: “A female child seriously injured in a fire at a house on Marsh Street, Bradford, on December 9 has died in hospital today, December 27.

“Investigations remain ongoing regarding the incident,” the spokesman added.

At the time of the incident police said the girls – one a year old, the other 10 months – were taken to hospital after emergency crews were called to the house.