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There will be an item about a house fire in Malton 90 year old man dead.

My father in law.

Mother in Law recovering from broken neck of femur, operated on Christmas Day. all she has in the world is in her hospital locker.
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I really don't know what to say Paul. This is too tragic for words.
My thoughts are with your family.
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Tragic.

Paul, my condolences to you and the family.
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Thank you
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Sorry to hear all that Paul. Horrible news.
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I am so sorry for your whole family. You must all be in numbed shock. Be strong for your family, Paul. They will all need you at this time.
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Very sorry to hear of your tragedy Paul.

You have my best wishes.
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What can you say that means anything at a time like this? My heart goes out to you all.
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Very sad news Paul,....
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This is terrible Paul. Your wife must be distraught . I can only imagine how difficult this will be for everyone . My best wishes to you and please pass on my sympathies to Diana.
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That is horrible news indeed. My sincerest condolences to you and your family.
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Thank you all.

Diana her sister and mother are in bits, mother now has the contents of her hospital locker as all her worldly goods. A few nighties and some sterident.

Father in law ran the finance and insurance etc. So everyone clueless as everything destroyed, total loss.

But his other daughter works for age concern and they know of a number to call to trace the insurance, so in the week the ball will be rolling.

County council are sending a structural engineer, most likely to rule demolition.

Fortunately because he was alone since Christmas we have all been fastidious keeping an eye on him. In laws checked smoke alarms only a week before. Diana had visited him during the day it happened and sister in law had spoken to him on phone to check he was ok for bed what it now transpires is moments before it must have happened.

Something must have caused smoke through the whole night, in morning a neighbour seeing smoke opened the unlocked door which let oxygen in and it went from smoke filled house to inferno in minutes.

Always best to leave it to the professionals.

Not for knowledge on broader Internet or social media, but first signs are he had rigamortis when found so we are all hoping the post mortem next week will find death by natural causes.

We expect fire investigation to find he had left a pan on, suffered a fatal incident such as heart attack/stroke/aneurism.

Everyone concerned are hoping for that sort of finding.

It is a terrible thing to not be allowed past a cordon, and waiting for the specific officers to come out to you before you are told of the fatality. The lead officer took me aside from my wife and said Raymond looks like a chimney sweep.
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Very sorry to read this Paul. There's nothing we can say that will help, but we are all thinking of you.
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But you are all a great help.

Neighbours collected £215 includes children. When we gave it to Joice she was overwhelmed.

The hospital staff have her as a Vip. The Queen wouldn't get better conditions.

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So sorry for you and yours Paul, we'll keep you all in our thoughts.

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