Family who died in Bolton house fire are named

Photo Credit - The Bolton News

A mother and three children who tragically died in a house fire in Bolton have been named.

Shortly after 9am on Saturday, 8 July, police were called to reports of a fire at a house on Rosamond Street.

A man had managed to get out of the house but a woman and three children were rescued by firefighters.

A child was sadly pronounced dead at the scene, while a woman and two children were taken to hospital where they died shortly afterwards.

Formal identification has now taken place and the children have been named as 12-year-old Hammad Umerji, Yusuf Umerji, who is 10, and 5-year-old Khadija Umerji.

Their mother has been identified as 40-year-old Anisha Umerji.

An investigation was launched to establish the cause of the fire and officers have now confirmed there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.

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