A hero neighbour has told of the dramatic moment he and another man smashed their way into a burning home to rescue a woman during a New Year's Day blaze that killed three.
John Holland, who lives opposite, decided to act after seeing flames shooting through the roof of the at the £350,000 detached home in the Lincolnshire village of Kirton, near Boston, at about 3am yesterday.
Mr Holland, 68, described how he and the other resident - who he does not know - spotted the woman trapped on the ground floor, threw a brick through the window and dragged her to safety as the roof caved in.
Lincolnshire Police confirmed a 27-year-old woman and two men aged 24 and 32 had died in the wake of the inferno.
Superintendent Di Coulson said: 'There is one suspect and we believe that suspect died within the property.'
She added there had been a relationship between two of the parties involved and 'the incident we believe is as a result of an issue with that relationship'.
Hero neighbour: John Holland, 68, was woken up by his dog barking and ran to save a woman's life after noticing the blaze
The fire at the £350,000 home is being treated as a 'domestic related' treble murder
Mr Holland said: 'We came home from my daughter's New Year's party at about 12.45am, and turned in about 1am.
'Then the dog started barking. He was sat there barking at the window. I looked out and I could see flames in the reflections of the houses opposite.
'So I quickly got dressed, went outside, and then I saw the fire in the big upstairs front bedroom window, on the left.
A forensic investigator at the scene today after the fire in Kirton, near Boston, in Lincolnshire
'The flames were coming up through the roof and it was well ablaze. There was no smoke in the downstairs, and we could see a lady in the downstairs window.
'She had a dressing gown on. She had blonde hair and looked in her late thirties.
'She was screaming and shouting 'I can't find the key', so we looked around, I picked up a brick and we smashed the plate glass in the porch. We knocked all the sharp edges off, and dragged her through and out.
Mr Holland added the woman, who was still in her dressing gown, was extremely distressed and in a state of shock when she was rescued.
Mr Holland said: 'I asked her if there were kids in there, and she said there weren't.
Police launched a domestic-related murder probe after the fire at the house (pictured today)
'I think if there had been, we'd have all gone straight in, because the fire wasn't downstairs.
'She said 'there's somebody upstairs' but then just as she did, the whole roof above the upstairs bedroom caved in.
'It spread and really got going then, all across the upstairs. It was really quick.'
Two other women managed to escape, with one jumping from a window at the back of the house according to residents.
The three victims in the blaze at the detached home (pictured today) were aged 24, 27 and 32
It was initially believed one person had died in the fire, but Lincolnshire Police said on Wednesday that three people had now been found dead inside.
Launching a 'domestic-related' murder inquiry, officers said they believed they knew the identities of the deceased and were not seeking anyone else in connection with the deadly blaze.
Shocking photographs of the burnt-out house, which had two cars and a boat on the drive, showed how the roof and much of the top floor were destroyed.
Giving more details, the force confirmed the victims had been a woman aged 27, a male aged 24, and a 32-year-old man - all British.
Two people taken to hospital after the fire at the house (pictured today) have been discharged
Mr Holland told police later that because events unfolded so quickly, he had not yet found out who the other rescuer had been.
He added: 'I would like to know the other chap and shake hands with him.'
Mr Holland said another woman got out by jumping from a window at the back as firefighters battled the blaze.
Police have launched a domestic-related murder investigation after the shocking blaze
Other neighbours, including Kirton parish council chairman, David Danby, described the 'ferocity' of the fire and its rapid spread.
On Wednesday afternoon, scenes of crime officers and fire investigators could be seen sifting through the wreckage, in what is usually a quiet residential close.
The only part of the roof remaining were two brick gable ends, while every window on the upper floor had been shattered and part of the first floor wall had collapsed completely.
The blaze in Kirton broke out at about 3am on New Year's Day. The home is pictured yesterday
A blue tarpaulin sheet could also be seen covering the ground floor bay window, and a charred roof timber had fallen down onto the tiled porch roof, while the brick driveway was strewn with masonry and glass.
Mr Danby said: 'It was the ferocity of it. We just could not believe how quickly it had got from one side of the upstairs to the other. Everyone's thoughts and sympathies are with those affected.'
A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: 'It will take some time to formally identify them but at this time we believe we know who they are and their families have been notified and family liaison officers are in contact with them.
Firefighters at the scene of the blaze yesterday, which claimed the lives of three people
'We can confirm that we are treating this as a domestic-related murder investigation, but we are not looking for anyone else in connection with this.'
The investigation is being led by officers from the regional East Midlands Specialist Operations Unit, alongside local police.
Superintendent Di Coulson, of Lincolnshire Police, added: 'This is a tragic crime and our thoughts are with the family and friends of those involved.
Shocking photographs of the burnt-out detached home yesterday show the destroyed roof
The destroyed house is pictured in the most recent Google Street Village image from 2009
'We are in contact with the families and will ensure that this is a thorough investigation as we try and understand what happened.'
The police have appealed for anyone with information about the occupants of the address, to get in touch.
Officers also want to hear from drivers who may have been in or near Peartree Road, from 3pm Near Year's Eve up 3am on New Year's Day morning, and who may have dash-cam footage, or saw anything, to make contact on 101.
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