All of the victims were found upstairs

Two young children, their mother, grandmother and uncle died in the fire at their semi-detached home in Somerville Road, Leicester.

Only their father, Deepak Sharma, who had left home minutes earlier to set up his market stall, survived.

Police said investigators had ruled out any suspicious circumstances.

A spokesman for Leicester Fire and Rescue Service would not go into details of the cause of the fire until an inquest had been opened.

It was a normal family, very caring and friendly and with three generations living in the same house you can imagine how close they were Councillor Andy Metcalfe

Neighbours said they heard Dimpal Sharma screaming from an upstairs room just after 0500 BST on Monday, but fire crews could do nothing to save those trapped inside.

She was killed along with her three-year-old daughter Pritika and seven-year-old son Sunit.

Mr Sharma's mother Vinod and brother Veepan also died in the blaze.

A minute's silence was held at Leicester Market at 1100 BST on Tuesday, as a mark of respect.

Floral tributes from friends and relatives have been gathering at the scene.

Councillor Andy Metcalfe, who has been comforting friends and relatives of the family, said the whole community is in shock:

"This is not a street where things are happening this morning, it is a street where people are just quietly getting on.

"You normally come up this street and its is busy and bustling but there is nothing like that today."