Forensic experts examine fire death flats Forensic experts were carrying out a detailed examination on Monday of the flats where two apprentice jockeys died in an apparent arson attack. Jamie Kyne, 18, and Jan Wilson, 19, perished in the fire that ripped through a three-storey block in Norton, near Malton, North Yorkshire, during the early hours of Saturday. Police said scenes of crime officers and fire investigators were delayed in entering the block of flats because the blaze was so bad it had damaged the structure of the building. Their work in establishing the exact cause of the fire could take up to three days to complete. Further searching of the flats was taking place to ensure there were no further casualties, although there were no reports of anyone missing. Police have not yet confirmed the identities of the two victims, but said two bodies had been removed from the second floor of the property. Post-mortem examinations were expected to be carried out on Monday. A local man, in his 30s, who was arrested shortly after the fire broke out, was released by police on conditional bail pending further inquiries. Eyewitnesses said Kyne, from Ireland, and fellow apprentice Wilson, from Forfar in Scotland, were at a party when the fire broke out at Buckrose Court. Their friend and fellow apprentice, Ian Brennan, was also in the third-floor flat and jumped to safety when the fire ripped through the building at 2.15am. The 20-year-old was released from hospital and went on to ride at Thirsk on Saturday. A fourth person in the block, Irish apprentice jockey Dean Pratt, was also taken to York District Hospital and treated for burns and smoke inhalation. According to residents, about four or five people from the fire-affected block had been out on Friday night to celebrate getting their "pool money" from one of the local trainers. He said they came back to the flats and continued to celebrate on the top floor, where best friends Kyne and Brennan lived. There were six people in the block at the time - Kyne, Wilson, Brennan, Pratt, another man and another woman. One man who lives next door to the burned-out flats said the six people who were inside had come back late on Friday after going out to celebrate getting their "pool money". The witness, who did not want to be named, said the celebrations continued on the top floor where Kyne and Brennan lived. At some point before midnight, another neighbour tried to join the group but was told to leave during an argument with a man and a woman who were at the party, he said. This man and woman were not Kyne or Wilson. As tributes poured in for the two young jockeys, friends and people living in Norton continued to leave floral tributes on the gates of the alley leading up to the flats complex. One described Kyne as a "gent of racing". Another said they would miss his "cheeky smile and witty banter".
