Vic: Men burned in house fire

AAP General News (Australia)
04-27-2010
Vic: Men burned in house fire

Two men in their 30s have suffered serious burns while fleeing a house fire in Melbourne's
inner west.

The single-storey weatherboard house in Power Street at Williamstown was engulfed in
flames by the time Metropolitan Fire Brigade crews arrived shortly after 5.15pm (AEST).

Two men .. aged 33 and 38 .. are in The Alfred hospital in a serious condition suffering burns.

A 65-year-old woman .. also in the house .. has been taken to the Western Hospital
with minor smoke inhalation.

The fire took about 30 minutes to control .. and has caused about 100-thousand dollars' damage.

The cause isn't known.

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KEYWORD: HOUSE (MELBOURNE)

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