A couple who died after being pulled from a blaze at their home will be "together forever".
Rebecca Foster, 32, and her fiancé Kieran Naylor, 33, were pulled out of their home in the early hours of Monday, December 12, after a blaze took over. Cheshire Police said the couple suffered serious injuries and were taken to Warrington and Whiston hospitals in critical condition.
Rebecca died in hospital two days later (December 14) and Kieran fought for his life for a further two weeks before dying on Monday, December 26. In a tribute issued on December 19, Rebecca's family remembered her as a "loving and caring daughter", adding their "lives have been absolutely torn apart by her death".
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Kieran's family today paid tribute following their loss of "the best son, brother and uncle that anyone could have wished for".
The tribute, issued by Cheshire Police on their behalf, said: “Words cannot express how completely heartbroken and devastated we are to have lost Kieran. Our lives will never be the same.
"Kieran really was the best son, brother and uncle that anyone could have wished for and he will be sorely missed by everyone who had the pleasure to have known him. Kieran and Rebecca are now reunited forever and they will always be in our hearts.
“We would like to thank everyone who tried to help Kieran and Rebecca following the fire and would ask that we are left to grieve in peace at this time.”
A Cheshire Police spokesman said investigations into the cause of the fire are still ongoing, but it is not believed to be suspicious.
At the time of the incident, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) said five appliances from Runcorn, Lymm, Warrington, Frodsham and Widnes were called to the scene on Delph Lane in Daresbury, between Runcorn and Warrington, at 12.43am on December 12.
They were supported by paramedics from North West Ambulance Service, who told the ECHO two casualties were taken to hospital, and fire service relief crews from Birchwood, Chester, Crewe and Powey Lane in addition to the aerial ladder platform from Lymm.
CFRS said the detached house was “well alight” on the ground floor, before spreading to the roof. Firefighters remained on scene into Tuesday, damping down and monitoring for hotspots or flare-ups.
The investigation has been supported by Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service urban search and rescue to ensure the building was safe enough to enter and examine.
ECHO readers paid tribute to the couple, who they said would be "together forever".
Marg Brislen said: "So so sad Heartbreaking. Together forever and forever young. RIP XX"
Carol Troath-Gibbons said: "So very sad, the only consolation is they are together again. Sympathy to there families xx"
Stephanie Brady said: "Omg how sad is this, only thing you can take from it is they are both together again now forever, the poor families though."
Eileen Atherton said: "Just sad news once again beautiful lives lost ...my thoughts are with there family's at this very sad heart wrenching time."
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