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A mother of her three young children were killed in a house fire in London while celebrating Diwali

The London Fire Brigade believes the fire, which also killed two other adults, was ignited by a firework

At an inquest into the November 2023 incident, a coroner described the children's father's "heroic" attempts to tackle the blaze before losing consciousness

A mother and her three young children were killed in a house fire sparked by a firework, according to an inquest.

In a news release , the London Fire Brigade (LFB) shared that the Kishen family had been celebrating the festival of Diwali on the night of the incident in Hounslow, West London, on Nov. 11, 2023. Seema Ratra, 47, and her three children, Riyan, 11, Arohi, 8, and Shanaya, 4, died along with two of their

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