Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after five children die in house fire in Victory Road, Allenton,

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after five children died in a house fire in Derby.

The children who died in the blaze in Victory Road, Allenton, early today were aged between five and 10.

The front of the house where fire broke out early today, claiming the lives of five children aged 10 and under
Mick Philpott
The scene of the devastating house fire
Emergency services at the scene
Emergency services at the scene
Emergency services at the scene
Emergency services at the scene

All were understood to be children of Mick Philpott, who made national headlines after demanding a bigger council home to share with his wife, girlfriend and eight of their youngsters.

Police said that a woman in her late 20s has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fire.

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A sixth child, aged 13, has been transferred to hospital in Birmingham for specialist treatment.

Two adults are not seriously injured.

Crews from Ascot Drive, Nottingham Road and Melbourne fire stations were called to tackle the flames at 3.45am.

A police spokesman said an investigation into the cause of the fire was at a very early stage and it would be wrong to speculate on the cause.

A fire service spokesman said Victory Road would be closed to traffic for a number of hours.