Freckleton fire: Dyson Allen in court charged over four deaths
A 19-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of four siblings in a fire in Lancashire.
Dyson Allen, of no fixed abode, appeared at Preston Crown Court where he was remanded in custody.
He is charged with killing Reece Smith, 19, four-year-old twins Holly and Ella and Jordan, two, in a blaze at their home in Freckleton on 7 January.
The children died from the effects of smoke inhalation as a result of the fire in the converted bungalow.
The fire was started by a naked flame inside a wardrobe in the children's bedroom of the house in Lytham Road.
Mr Allen is due to re-appear at the same court on Monday 17 December.