Seven people were killed in a series of devastating house fires on Merseyside and beyond in a matter of months.
The most recent fire on Quernmore Road in Kirkby claimed the life of Lynne Gardiner after an electrical blaze broke out at her home on January 26, around the electrical cupboard under the stairs. It came just weeks after an unrelated electrical fire on Daisy Mews in Litherland killed a dad and son, who were named locally as Gary and Rab Shearer.
Rab died at the scene while his son, Gary, who tried to save his dad's life, died two weeks later on Sunday, January 22. A joint investigation between Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and Merseyside Police confirmed it was an accidental fire caused by an e-bike left charging overnight.
