Tribute for children killed in fire

A boy and two sisters died in their Bournemouth home

A memorial fund has been set up for three young children who died in a house fire in Bournemouth.

The two sisters and their brother, aged between 22 months and seven, died in their home in Stone Gardens, on the Townsend estate.

A funeral was held for Alesha, Amanda and Ashley Gallagher on Wednesday.

A surviving brother, three-year-old Adam, was released from the Royal Bournemouth Hospital on Monday.

A child's toy remained in a blackened room

The memorial fund will be used to help meet funeral expenses and to set up a permanent tribute to the three children.

The private funeral ceremony took place at the Wessex Christian centre on Hinton Road, Bournemouth.

It was followed by a procession to the nearby cemetery.

Neighbours tried to rescue the children when the fire started on 13 April.

The children's mother was in the house at the time but escaped unhurt.