Woman, Three Kids Killed in Vic House Fire

Woman, Three Kids Killed in Vic House Fire
Firemen arrive after a fire alarm stopped at CitiPower Centre on Oct. 23, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
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By AAP
1/9/2021
Updated:
1/9/2021

A woman and three children have been found dead after a fierce fire ripped through a home in Melbourne’s south-east.

Emergency services were called to the house in Glen Waverley about 1:40am on the morning of January 10.

Fire Rescue Victoria crews arrived to find the garage of the property well alight, and thick smoke filling the two-storey house.

Thirty-five firefighters were needed at one point to bring the blaze under control.

A woman and three children, who are yet to be formally identified, were found dead inside the house.

A 50-year-old man managed to escape, and was transported to hospital with smoke inhalation.

The Victoria Police Arson Squad is investigating the cause of the blaze.

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