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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Samuel Port & Tim Hanlon

Mum left distraught as home burns down and family cat dies in horror tumble dryer fire

A mum has told of "breaking down" after her pet cat died and only the "shell" of the family house was left after a fire started by a tumble dryer.

Jade Beaumont, 29, from Cleckheaton, returned from a weekend holiday with husband Simon, 31, and son Jack, three, to find their home in Wigan destroyed last Monday.

She said how the family had lost everything they owned in the fire, including their 15-year-old cat Charlie.

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