One-year-old girl dies in horror house fire during sister's fifth birthday party

A one-year-old miss died successful a location occurrence during her sister's 5th day enactment successful Rokesby, Tasmania, arsenic a fundraiser was launched to assistance the household who person "lost everything"

A young miss died in a horrific location occurrence during her sister's fifth day party, successful which respective others were besides earnestly hurt.

Fire crews and constabulary rushed to the location connected Sunday erstwhile it burst into flames. The location was “fully alight” by the clip exigency services arrived, with galore radical inactive trapped inside.

Tragically, a one-year-old girl, named locally arsenic Harlyn, was recovered dormant inside. Another child, the victim's five-year-old sister who was celebrating her birthday, and an big were rushed to infirmary with superior injuries.

The blaze broke retired successful the location successful Rokeby, Tasmania, astatine astir 9am. A spokesperson for Tasmania Police said: “Tragically an babe has died and different has sustained superior injuries successful a operation occurrence astatine Rokeby this morning.

“Police and exigency services were called to the occurrence connected Benboyd Circle, soon aft 9.00am. The location was afloat alight erstwhile constabulary and Tasmania Fire Service crews arrived.

“Sadly, an babe was recovered deceased wrong the residence, and different young kid and an big were taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital with superior injuries. Three different children were besides taken to infirmary with non-life-threatening injuries.

“TFS occurrence investigators volition behaviour an probe to find the origin of the occurrence and constabulary volition hole a study for the Coroner. Our thoughts and condolences are with everyone affected.”

In the aftermath of the tragedy, household person Tenille Siely launched an online fundraiser for the household affected by the flames. It has truthful acold raised $14,000 (£7,000).

She wrote online: “Saying this time has been hard is an understatement, 1 beauteous babe miss has mislaid her beingness and her sister is warring to past successful infirmary connected her 5th day contiguous owed to a horrible location fire. The location has been perfectly destroyed and the aunty of the 2 beauteous girls, whom is besides successful infirmary from sustaining large lacerations trying to prevention the lives of six children inside, has mislaid each her location contents.”

The fundraiser said: “I'm raising funds for ceremonial costs and furniture, apparel etc. for my champion person and household effected [sic] successful the devastating occurrence successful Rokeby wherever her small miss Harlyn has mislaid her beingness and her older sister Jordan is warring for her beingness successful infirmary connected her 5th day today.

“The location and each contents wherever the Aunty and her 2 boys lived is wholly gone and they person thing left, we are asking for donations nary substance however large oregon tiny to assistance this breached and grieving family, convey you.”