The fire happened during a party in the building One of the two apprentice jockeys who died after an arson attack at a block of flats has been named by his family as 18-year-old Jamie Kyne. A man has been arrested over the fire which occurred during a party at Buckrose Court in Norton, near Malton in North Yorkshire. Mr Kyne's aunt said: "The family are devastated and Jamie was a star." The mother of jockey Jan Wilson, 19, said she was waiting for confirmation her daughter was the other victim. North Yorkshire police said they were not in a position to confirm the identities of the victims. Jumped to safety However, friends of Jan Wilson posted tributes on her Bebo webpage. One wrote: "I am so proud of you for following your dream, you did it, you did become a jockey. I will never forget you, rest in peace." Miss Wilson of Forfar, enjoyed the third adult victory of her career at Ayr races just four weeks ago. Following the fire, two other men were taken to hospital. One of them, apprentice jockey Ian Brennan, 20, had jumped to safety from the third floor of the building. He was very good - one of the best young riders about
Adrian McGuinness, racehorse trainer He has since been released from York District Hospital. The injuries of the other man are not thought to be life-threatening, police said. Mr Kyne's aunt said of his parents: "They are so proud of him. At the moment they are just devastated and shocked." Mr Kyne had been due to ride at Haydock on Saturday. He was lying third in the apprentice jockeys' championship, having had 29 winners this year. The Kyne family run Kiltrogue stud farm in Claregalway, County Galway. Blue flame Horse trainer Adrian McGuinness, from Lusk, County Dublin, said: "He was very good, one of the best young riders about and probably one of the top apprentices in England at the moment." On Saturday Thirsk and Kempton racecourses observed a period of silence as a mark of respect to the victims. The flats, known as The Tannery, are used by apprentice jockeys Jockeys at Stratford wore black armbands and York racecourse was flying its flags at half-mast. The bodies of the victims remained in the building as emergency services worked to make it safe to enter. Eyewitness Will Spowart described watching the flames grow in intensity until the windows blew out and a large blue gas flame shot out of the upper storey. "It was awful. The place was just in flames", he said. The landlord of a nearby pub, Steve Kinsella, said: "I just heard someone shouting. So I looking through the window and saw a girl just running in the street. "All she had on was a T-shirt. She was shouting 'Fire, fire', screaming at the top of her voice."
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Two jockeys have been killed in a fire in a block of flats on Saturday. A map of England, with North Yorkshire in red.

At 0200 BST on Saturday a fire broke out in a three-storey block of apartments in Buckrose Court near Malton, North Yorkshire, England.  The two jockeys have been identified as Jamie Kyne, who was only 18, and Jan Wilson, who was just 19.  Both were described as promising young jockeys.

Two other men had also been taken to a hospital in York due to the effects of minor burns and smoke inhalation. One of the men has now been released from the hospital and the other man's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

A police investigation is currently taking place in the area and a man in his 30s living in the area has since been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent. North Yorkshire Police are going to interview the man and try and establish whether he was involved or not.

Kyne was due to ride at Haydock on Saturday afternoon, while Wilson was due to ride at Thirsk on the same day, while riding her mother's horse, ''Imperial Sword'' — and so both were staying in the apartment as a means of accommodation, as Jamie came from Ireland and Jan was from Forfar, Scotland.  "The family are devastated and Jamie was a star," Kyne's aunt said.  "They his parents are so proud of him.  At the moment they are just devastated and shocked."

David Barron, Wilson's trainer, paid tribute to her as "a tremendous jockey". He said: “She was just at the start of her career and was only in her first year of riding as an apprentice. She joined me at the end of last year and had ridden three winners for me out of only a handful of rides. She was very good, very capable and had tremendous potential. Everyone in the yard is just devastated.”