Vic: Father and four kids escape burning house

AAP General News (Australia)
04-15-2006
Vic: Father and four kids escape burning house

MELBOURNE, April 15 AAP - A father and his four children escaped unhurt when fire swept
through a weatherboard home in east Melbourne early today.

Two fire crews took more than an hour to extinguish the blaze which started in the
front of the property in Sandringham, just after 1am (AEST), before racing through the
roof of the single storey home.

The man and children escaped unharmed.

Damage is estimated at $60,000.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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KEYWORD: BLAZE

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