Woman released on bail after fatal house fire in Wolverhampton

Woman released on bail after fatal house fire44 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAida FofanaWest MidlandsBBCOfficers said the cordon was likely to be in place for some timeA woman arrested on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of two children following a fatal house fire in Wolverhampton has been released on police bail.Emergency services were called to the blaze in Mason Street at around 20:30 BST on Friday.Firefighters entered the property and rescued the children, but two boys, aged one and three, died at the scene.The suspect, a woman in her 30s, was arrested on Saturday.Two other children and a woman were already out of the house before emergency services arrived. They were checked over by ambulance staff but did not need hospital treatment.Det Ch Insp Kylie Westlake previously described the deaths as a "truly tragic incident"."Our thoughts remain very much with those who loved the children who have been lost," she said."We understand the shock and distress this awful incident will have caused to many people and we are working at pace to ascertain exactly what has happened."While we would ask people not to speculate about this or the wider incident, we would ask that anyone who can help with our enquiries, and who is yet to speak with us, to get in contact."Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.Related internet linksWest Midlands PoliceWolverhampton