Four dead in Leicester house fire

LEICESTER: Four Pakistanis including a woman were killed when a house caught fire in Leicester city.

According to BBC, police and firefighters were called to Wood Hill, in the Spinney Hill area of the city, at about 00:35 BST.

Neighbours said a woman and three children lived at the property, which was extensively damaged by the fire.

The four people were already dead when they were found in upstairs bedrooms.

Police said they could not confirm the ages or gender of the people killed.

Neighbour Soheb Ali, 22, who could see the back of the house from his own, said people were throwing bricks and stones at the windows, trying to let the smoke out and find out if anyone was inside.

"I heard people screaming and my mum could hear popping sounds, a bit like fireworks going off, and my dad could smell burning plastic," he said. (Monitoring Desk)