An utter tragedy
A Nottingham house fire killed two people after a tealight ignited a sofa, a coroner has ruled. Paul Cox, 51, and Jennifer Batterbee, 40, died in the house fire in Whittier Road, Sneinton, on March 26 last year.
An inquest took place on Thursday into the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. The hearing was told how the pair died from smoke inhalation after a tealight set fire to a sofa in their front room. The cause of the fire was ruled as accidental ignition by Fiona Gingell, Assistant Coroner for Nottinghamshire.Ms Gingell said in her closing statement: “The most probable cause of the fire is accidental ignition to the arm of the sofa in the front room of the property.
Station Manager Tom Clark, lead fire investigator for the incident, said: “On arrival this fire was incredibly intense, and my thanks go out to the crews and control room staff involved.
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