Heartbreaking tributes at funeral for mum and 3 children killed in Bootle house fire

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Elisha Brabin, along with three of her children, Leo, Ellis and Prudence were all at home on Stone Square in Bootle when a fire caused by an e-scooter battery engulfed the property

The grandparents of the three children who died alongside their mum in a house fire in Merseyside shared a heartbreaking tribute as the four have now been laid to rest.

Elisha Brabin, along with three of her children, Leo, 16, Ellis, eight, and Prudence, seven, were all at home on Stone Square in Bootle when a fire broke out at around 3.45am on September 22. Relatives described the children as "our beautiful babies" at the time of the tragedy.

The family home was "well alight" when emergency services arrived at the semi-detached house and the bodies of four people were found in an upstairs bedroom.

Investigators have since revealed that the blaze was caused by a lithium-ion battery from an electric scooter. Today, the mother and her three children have been laid to rest as hundreds lined the streets to pay their respects, Liverpool ECHO reports.

As the cortege arrived at Thornton Garden of Rest, grandparents to the children, Bob and Zaz Stephenson, read out a statement to mourners. They said: "Today our families come together for the funeral of Elisha, Leo, Ellis and Prudence Brabin. After many difficult weeks, it means a great deal to be together to remember them and say the hardest goodbye.

"We would like to thank everyone who has shown such kindness over the recent weeks. The messages of support and the knowledge that so many people have kept us in their thoughts have brought us all real comfort.

"We are also deeply grateful to the emergency services for their efforts, and to those individuals who have continued to support us throughout this time. We now have to begin rebuilding our lives. We’ll do that slowly, looking after one another along the way.

"Elisha, Leo, Ellis and Prudence will be missed every day and our love for them will continue."

The cortege set off from Bradford Road via Marsh Avenue, making its way past the family home where the blaze broke out. People lined the roads as the procession made its way into Thornton where mourners gathered for the ceremony.

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