An Edinburgh family has lost everything in a freak fire at their home weeks before Christmas. Devastated Lauren Wilson had presents for her four children destroyed in the blaze at the flat in May Court in Muirhouse on 5 December.

The family’s cat, Misty, died in the incident, while dog Bruno was left seriously unwell despite being rescued from the building by firefighters.

The 27-year-old is currently living out of a Travelodge on the other side of the city with son Lukas, five, daughter Millie, two and six-month old baby Alfie, while her older son Tyler, 11, has moved in with his uncle as there isn’t enough space in the hotel room for everyone.

The fire, believed to have started in the kitchen, quickly spread to other appliances creating dangerous fumes from melting plastic. Lauren sai

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