Three children die in house fire

Three children have died and a woman is critically injured after a house fire in east Yorkshire. The fire broke out at the property in Bridlington, just before midnight last night. Humberside fire and rescue service confirmed the children, whose ages have not yet been revealed, had died. The 27-year-old woman, who is thought to be the children's mother, is being treated for life-threatening injuries in hospital. A fire service spokeswoman said: "It is too early at this stage to ascertain the cause of the fire, but it is believed the fire started inside the property. "Police and the fire service are investigating." The spokeswoman said she could not say at this stage whether the fire was being treated as suspicious. A spokesman for Humberside police said officers were called to the property shortly before midnight. A joint police and fire service investigation was under way this morning.