Vic: Man found dead in house fire

AAP General News (Australia)
12-07-2006
Vic: Man found dead in house fire

MELBOURNE, Dec 7 AAP - The body of a man has been discovered following a house fire
in central Victoria early today.

The CFA was called to a blaze at a single-storey weatherboard house in McPherson Avenue,
Maryborough, at about 4.30am (AEDT).

Firefighters discovered the man, believed to be in his 50s, near the rear of the house.

Police said the man was the only occupant of the house.

Police and fire crews are at the scene and inquiries are under way to determine the
cause of the fire.

A passerby had raised the alarm.

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KEYWORD: FATAL

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