Claims extracted
25
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 25 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
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An 11-year-old boy died five months after he was pulled from a fire caused by a sudden e-bike battery explosion, an inquest has heard.
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inquest → die → explosion
Cole Leighton-Taylor suffered severe burns and was forced to undergo 70 operations following the blaze at his home near Chorley in Lancashire on January 6.
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Taylor → suffer → January
He was pulled from the wreckage by his two brothers and was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.
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He → pull → condition
Cole's mother, Kim Leighton, who was also injured in the blaze at the property in Clayton-le-Woods, told the hearing it had started as a 'tiny fire that just went up'.
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that → injure → fire
She said: 'It was a battery fire on an e-bike that was alight.
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that → say → bike
The sparks were huge and I knew I had to get everyone out.'
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Ms Leighton added her son, who was a keen footballer, had 'defied the odds' as he fought for his life in hospital.
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he → add → hospital
She said: 'Despite everything that was thrown at him, he gave his all.'
Coroner Emma Mather said CCTV footage showed the fire was 'like an explosion'.
Cole Leighton-Taylor (pictured) suffered severe burns and was forced to undergo 70 operations following the blaze at his home near Chorley in Lancashire on January 6
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Taylor → say → January
He is pictured here with his mother, Kim Leighton, who was also injured in the blaze.
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who → picture → blaze
She told the hearing it had started as a 'tiny fire that just went up'
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that → tell → fire
Cole, who had been a keen footballer, 'was incredibly vulnerable to infection' and his condition was 'very precarious', the doctor said
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doctor → say → infection
Preston Coroner's Court heard Cole had suffered more than 90 per cent burns on his body.
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Cole → hear → body
Brain surgeon Samantha McNally said: 'This e-bike battery fire shows how quickly these batteries ignite but they give off chemicals that cause very significant inhalation injuries.
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that → say → injuries
There was also soot in his mouth as his father said there had been so much smoke.'
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father → be → mouth
The doctor added Cole 'was incredibly vulnerable to infection' and his condition was 'very precarious' - but said he was 'an amazingly resilient young man'.
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he → add → infection
Cole's condition deteriorated when his liver failed and he died in Manchester Children's Hospital on May 29.
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he → deteriorate → May
Ms McNally said: 'His deterioration was very acute and he was not as robust as he was before.
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he → say → ?
I think we had all got used to his resilience and so his deterioration took us all by surprise.'
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deterioration → think → surprise
Ms Leighton said: 'He dreamed of becoming a professional footballer.
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He → say → footballer
He had a beautiful, caring nature'
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He → have → nature
Paying tribute, Ms Leighton said Cole, who was captain of his under-12 team, had an 'infectious personality'.
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who → pay → personality
She added: 'He dreamed of becoming a professional footballer.
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He → add → footballer
He had a beautiful, caring nature.'
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His father Craig Taylor had said following his son's death that Cole was 'the bravest, strongest boy we will ever know'.
He added: 'My heart is broken, life is so cruel.'
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life → say → death
The inquest was adjourned by the coroner and will continue at a future date so more medical experts can give input, following a request from Cole's family.
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experts → adjourn → family
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