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There are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the fire in Heckmondwike

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A girl aged nine and her father have been killed in a house fire in West Yorkshire, while another 11-year-old girl fights for her life.

Police were called at 6.19am on Sunday morning by the fire service to an address on Russell Close, Heckmondwike, to a report of an ongoing house fire.