Devastated neighbours have spoken about the moment a brave mum tried desperately to save her babies from a fatal house fire.
Lorena Gabriela attempted to lift her youngsters to safety after the blaze took hold of the Preston home 'in seconds', witnesses recalled.
Both Louis, five, and Desiré, three, tragically died as a result of injuries sustained in the blaze. the Mirror reports. One resident rushed over to help and tried to get Ms Gabriela to throw her children down, offering to catch them as the fire ripped through the property on April 8.
However, they were only able to pull her out before fire services arrived and retrieved the children.Tony Richardson rushed to the scene and created a makeshift platform for Lorena to jump onto.He told the Mirror: “I was sat in the house and I could smell burning plastic so I looked out, saw the house on fire and I could see someone screaming."I’ve struggled to sleep since it happened.
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