Derbyshire Times news bulletin: Thursday, September 26

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00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.

00:03A Chesterfield mother and her disabled son died after a fire in a wardrobe at their home

00:09which was started by a naked flame, an inquest has heard.

00:12Sarita Garcia Perez, 65, and her son, Sancho Garcia Bolsover, who was 31, both lost their

00:19lives at the fire at their three-storey home on Staunton Close, Chesterfield on April 7th.

00:25Fire crews rushed to battle ablaze, however Sarita and Sancho were both pronounced dead

00:29at the scene.

00:30At an inquest into their deaths, Derbyshire coroner Susan Evans described how the fire

00:35was well-established when firefighters arrived.

00:38The inquest heard that the blaze originated in the walk-in wardrobe of the master bedroom

00:42from a naked flame having come into contact with items inside.

00:47Miss Evans gave the cause of their death as inhalation of the products of combustion and

00:51concluded that their deaths were the result of an accident.

00:57Derbyshire residents affected by Storm Babette will soon be able to comment on a County Council

01:01flood report after the authority agreed to launch a public consultation.

01:06The Council approved the public consultation into its flood investigation report, which

01:10aims to create a record that could provide recommendations on how to manage future risks.

01:16During the storm between October 18th and 21st last year, around 1,600 properties were

01:21flooded in Derbyshire.

01:23Tragically, Maureen Gilbert, aged 83, died at her home in Tapton Terrace, Chesterfield

01:28after her neighbourhood was flooded.

01:30The 12-week consultation will go out to the public so residents and communities will have

01:34their say on the report and all the feedback will be considered before the Cabinet accepts

01:38a final version of the document.