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Three Missing After Early-Morning Boxing Day House Fire Near Stroud

Emergency crews are maintaining a search with the cause still unconfirmed.

Overview

  • As of Saturday morning, three people believed to have been inside the property remain unaccounted for and searches are ongoing.
  • Emergency services were called at about 3am on December 26 to a blaze at a Brimscombe Hill home near Stroud, Gloucestershire.
  • One occupant escaped and was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital for treatment, according to police.
  • Police, firefighters and paramedics remain at the scene with road closures on Brimscombe Hill and the public asked to avoid the area.
  • The cause is under investigation, and officials urged anyone with information to contact 101, as local leaders offered support to those affected.