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One witness said it smelled like a chip pan, like the smell of grease heating up.

York father-of-two Barry Tordoff ended up homeless following the blaze which was caused by an unattended chip pan.

According to Mr Tordoff's daughter, Karen McKinley, her father, a retired council worker, had fallen asleep and left a chip pan unattended.

The only thing in the whole world to be glad about was that Mary had to fill the chip pan all by herself.

When asked about a saucepan containing a black oily liquid, she told police it was a chip pan.