Five people, including three young children, have died in a house fire in Sheffield despite heroic efforts to save the youngsters.
The children - a nine-week-old girl and two boys aged seven and nine - died alongside their aunt, Shabina Begum , 20, and grandmother, Anum Parvaiz, 54.
A neighbour told how they saw the grandmother run screaming from the blazing home, before going back inside to try and rescue the others.
Wake Road is about one mile from the centre of Sheffield The children's mother and father are said to be "devastated".
Scenes of crime officers have erected a tent outside the three-storey terraced home in Wake Road, Sharrow, and are searching for clues.
Ishfaq Hussain Kayan, the cousin of one of the women who died, said: "It's just a huge tragedy. Words cannot describe how sad this is. It's a tragedy beyond description.
Police are investigating the cause of the blaze "The whole community is in huge shock. As soon as the news broke just after midnight we came round.
"I've been with the family. It's so sad. A couple of hours ago the whole family was leading their normal life.
He told Sky News: "The father had taken the boys for haircuts for school and the 20-year-old was getting ready to start university.
"Just in a matter of minutes the whole family has been destroyed. They were such a lovely family, such a prosperous family, such a joyous family, well-respected.
Police have sealed off the road "I can't tell you the pain the children's parents are going through- they are devastated."
The five victims died after the blaze broke out shortly after midnight.
A South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said the cause of the blaze was being investigated.
Sky's North of England Correspondent Mike McCarthy said Wake Road had been sealed off while investigations continued.
"A 999 call was made at 12.15am and an operation involved an aerial ladder to reach an upper floor," McCarthy said.
Ishfaq Hussain Kayan says the family were 'joyous and prosperous' "There's a white scenes of crime tent outside the house and there's a window open there. I can still smell the smoke from the fire."
Four fire engines were called to the scene, as well as police and ambulance services.
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