Residents of Lemmy Crescent in Omagh, Northern Ireland, were awoken in the early morning one winter night in November 2007. Their peace was shattered by deafening screams coming from somewhere nearby. As they looked out of their windows, an orange glow illuminated the darkness.
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Sources:
Irish Times, 13 November, 2007 – “Family of Seven Feared Dead”
Associated Press, 14 November, 2007 – “Family of 7 Killed”
Associated Press, 14 November, 2007 – “Northern Ireland Police Launch Murder Probe”
Burnley Express, 14 November, 2007 – “Murder Inquiry Launched”
The Daily Mirror, 14 November, 2007 – “Family Wiped Out”
The Daily Mirror, 14 November, 2007 – “Our Heart is Broken”
The Guardian, 14 November, 2007 – “Family of Seven are Killed”
The Daily Mirror, 15 November, 2007 – “Were they Killed by their Dad?”
The Daily Mirror, 16 November, 2007 – “It’s Heartbreaking”
Irish Times, 16 November, 2007 – “Dignity and Tears”
Irish Times, 16 November, 2007 – “All Seven Victims”
The Sun, 16 November, 2007 – “They Were All Beautiful Kids”
Burnley Express, 17 November, 2007 – “Smoke Inhalation”
The Daily Mirror, 17 November, 2007 – “This Must Never Happen Again”
Irish Times, 29 November, 2007 – “Separate Burials”
Irish Times, 1 December, 2007 – “Omagh Unites”
Associated Press, 3 December, 2007 – “N. Ireland Police Close Case”
Irish Time, 3 December, 2007 – “Omagh Fire Victim”
Irish Times, 3 December, 2007 – “Silence and Tears”
The Daily Mirror, 4 December, 2007 – “This Was a Young Girl”
Irish Times, 13 December, 2007 – “Brother Tells of Omagh Family’s Grief”
News Letter, 16 January, 2007 – “Review Will Look into Omagh Fire Tragedy”
Irish Times, 1 July, 2008 – “Authorities Criticized”
The Daily Mirror, 2 July, 2008 – “Nothing Was Done”
Irish Times, 2 July, 2008 – “Services at Fault”
News Letter, 7 October, 2008 – “Future of Death Fire House”
The Daily Mirror, 9 November, 2008 – “One Year”
The Daily Mirror, 19 November, 2008 – “Evil McElhill Left Bomb”
The Daily Mirror, 23 November, 2008 – “My Lucky Escape from Omagh”
Irish Times, 22 May, 2009 – “No Prosecutions”
Irish Times, 20 October, 2009 – “Inquest Hears Omagh Fire Call”
The Daily Mirror, 21 October, 2009 – “Relatives Shielded their Ears”
The Daily Mirror, 21 October, 2009 – “The Real People Behind the Cold Figures”
Irish Times, 21 October, 2009 – “Omagh Fire in which Family Perished”
Irish Times, 21 October, 2009 – “Inquest Hears Details”
The Daily Mirror, 22 October, 2009 – “No Chance of Survival”
Irish Times, 7 December, 2009 – “McElhill Had ‘Affair’”
The Daily Mirror, 8 December, 2009 – “McElhill Abused Teen”
Irish Times, 8 December, 2009 – “Father Started Omagh Fire”
The Sun, 8 December, 2009 – “Fire Dad’s Affair”
The Daily Mirror, 9 December, 2009 – “Babysitter Could’ve Died”
Irish Times, 9 December, 2009 – “McElhill Started House Blaze”
News of the World, 13 December, 2009 – “Daughter Saved Killer Dad”
The Daily Mirror, 28 February, 2011 – “McElhill Death House to be Knocked Down”
The Daily Mirror, 1 March, 2013 – “Family to Sue”
