Stroud : Boxing Day House Fire : Dad tried to save his wife & 2 kids

[arista]

Real Sad.



[A mother and her two young children died
in a house fire that destroyed their
home in the early hours of Boxing Day
despite the efforts of her husband
to save his family, police said.

Emergency services were called to a property
on Brimscombe Hill, near Stroud,
Gloucestershire, at about 3am.

Gloucestershire Police said the father,
who survived the blaze, was a serving officer
with the force.]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-15419399/Mother-two-children-died-Boxing-Day-house-fire-police-say.html








Photo of them on this Front Page


https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/831b/live/8eaa90c0-e507-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp

[Cherie]

Tragic, how will he ever get over it

[arista]

Tragic, how will he ever get over it


Real Sad
I do not think he will get over this


He broke out of one Window
then wanted to go back in,
But the Flames took over, and
he could not climb back in.

Was on Times Radio report

[arista]

[Seven-year-old Eve, four-year-old Ohner,
and their mother, Fionnghuala Shearman died
after a fire engulfed their mid-terrace Cotswold home
on Brimscombe Hill in Stroud,
at about 03:00 GMT on Friday.

Tom Shearman, a serving police officer with
Gloucestershire Constabulary, escaped the burning house
and tried multiple times to re-enter to save his family.

Mrs Shearman's body was recovered
on Sunday and Gloucestershire Police's Interim
Chief Constable Maggie Blyth confirmed
on Tuesday both children's bodies and
that of the family dog have now been recovered.
The charred shell of the destroyed home
following a fire. The roof has collapsed
and only the burnt wooden beams are visible.
The glass windows have been smashed
and are completely blackened from smoke.
The surrounding homes on
the terrace are untouched.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg13333lvko

[Livia]

It always amazes me when a parent escapes a burning building while the rest of the family are still in there. I mean, there may have been a reason that he wasn't able to get to them and was able to save himself, I just can't imagine how.