Eight-year-old girl in critical condition after vehicle fire

An eight year old girl is in a critical condition in hospital with life-threatening injures after a car fire.

The youngster was one of five people injured in the blaze in Mirfield on Sunday, West Yorkshire Police have said.

Three children and a man suffered serious injuries and remain in hospital where they are being treated for their injuries.

Emergency services were called to the Hare and Hounds Inn, on Liley Lane, shortly after 2.15pm yesterday after reports a vehicle was ablaze.

West Yorkshire Police said they were not treating the incident as suspicious.

A spokesperson said: “Investigations which took place after the incident have established that the fire was not started deliberately and is not being treated as suspicious.”