Monday 17 December 2012


Girl dies in Shropshire children's home fire

A teenage girl has died in a fire at a children's home.
The fire was in a bedroom at a Bryn Melyn Care home in Bagley Marsh near Ellesmere, Shropshire, late on Saturday. Two adults were unharmed.
Paramedics were unable to revive the girl, whose age has not been released, and she was declared dead at the scene.
Police have been working with fire investigators to determine the cause. Walsall Council said the girl was the responsibility of the authority.
Her death was being treated as unexplained, said police.
Fire crews from Ellesmere, Baschurch and Wem responded.
Bryn Melyn Care said it had provided residential childcare services for troubled young people for more than 27 years and this was the first "tragedy of this nature".
Bryn Melyn Care managing director Steve Nevitt said everyone had been "devastated" to learn of the death of the young person in its care.
In a statement, he said: "Our thoughts go out in particular to her family and friends, as well as the care, education and clinical staff who have worked so closely with her during her time with us.
"We have instigated a full internal review and will be cooperating fully with all the relevant local emergency services and Ofsted to ensure that this terrible event is investigated thoroughly and the cause of the fire established."
From BBC

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