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Coroner Says Gloucestershire House Fire That Killed Mother and Two Children Was Accidental
The coroner said the blaze likely began from electrical items connected to mains power and found no evidence of third-party involvement.
- On Monday, Gloucestershire Coroner's Court ruled the Boxing Day 2025 fire that killed Fionnghuala Mary Shearman, 38, and her two children, Eve, seven, and Ohner, four, was accidental, identifying electrical appliances as the likely cause.
- Emergency crews arrived at the Brimscombe Hill cottage at 3:12 a.m. on December 26, 2025, finding the property 'well alight' as the fire likely originated in the living room from 'electrical devices connected to the domestic power supply.'
- Police officer Tom Shearman tried 'striking and kicking' a window to reach his children's bedroom but was unable to gain access due to the fire's severity. He then broke into a neighboring property to 'prevent the further loss of life.'
- Senior coroner Katy Skerrett paid tribute to Shearman's 'valiant' attempts to save his family, recording the cause of death as 'exposure to the combustion products of fire' and describing the incident as an 'absolute tragedy with the most horrific consequences possible.'
- Shearman, who sustained 'quite significant injuries,' said friends and family 'rallied around' to provide housing, clothes, and food alongside 'company and compassion,' vowing to preserve his wife's and children's legacies through their passions for craft, writing, and helping others.
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The Independent (US)Investigators pinpoint cause of house fire that killed mum and kids
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Wilts & Gloucestershire StandardCause of tragic Boxing Day fire which killed mum and two children revealed
A mother and her two children were killed after a fire believed to have been caused by electrical appliances engulfed their home on Boxing Day, an inquest has heard.
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As a result of the fire, a woman and two young children who visited her were killed in a residential home in the village of Kamarchaga Krasnoyarsk province and told the MES General Directorate for the region that the area of the fire was 72 square metres, that 21 people and six pieces of equipment were involved in the destruction of the fire, citing a TASS report. "The incident resulted in the death of a woman, a three-year-old girl and a five-y…
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