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.
The older boy was named as Adhyan Nazim and his younger brother Amaan Nazim. The baby has not yet been named.
Firefighters said the blaze was severe Residents in the street were woken shortly after midnight by the sound of wailing and screaming.
Witnesses said that neighbours banged on doors of the home and smashed a window to raise the alarm.
A neighbour told how they saw the grandmother run distraught from the blazing home, before going back inside to try and rescue the others.
It is understood the children's father, taxi driver Nazim Parvaiz, was out working when the fire broke out but their mother, Razia Nazim, survived the blaze.
Police are investigating the cause of the blaze They are said to be devastated and are being comforted by relatives.
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: "Words cannot describe how sad this is. It's a tragedy beyond description.
"They (the children) were full of life, quite bubbly, very energetic. They were looking forward to attending school."
Wake Road is about one mile from the centre of Sheffield He said the children's mother "is in a state of shock".
"She's beyond consoling, really. I just hope and pray that they recover from this tragedy."
Mr Hussain Kayani said he believed Ms Nazim, the mother, was in the house when the fire broke out .
"She managed to escape. The grandmother of the children, she made attempts to rescue the children but obviously it wasn't to be," Mr Hussain Kayani said.
"She came out then went back in, tried her level best. Frantic attempts were made to rescue the children."
Police have sealed off the road 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."
The five victims died after the blaze broke out shortly after midnight.
Phil Shillito, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue area manager, said 25 firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze.
Ishfaq Hussain Kayan says the family were 'joyous and prosperous' "They were faced with a very challenging fire, lots of flames coming out of the property, and they were aware family members were in the premise and they went in wearing breathing apparatus enabling them to breathe in the hot and smoky environment.
"Unfortunately they did find five casualties in the property."
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.
"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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