Child killed in house fire in south-west Melbourne home

The Guardian World Sunday 31 May 2026, 22:17 UTC By Australian Associated Press 1 min read

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Crews extinguished blaze before finding child deceased inside Werribee home, Victoria police saidA child has died and a man has been left seriously injured following an early morning house fire. Emergency services were called to Newbury Street in Werribee, in Melbourne’s southwest, just after midnight on Monday.

Crews extinguished blaze before finding child deceased inside Werribee home, Victoria police said

A child has died and a man has been left seriously injured following an early morning house fire.

Emergency services were called to Newbury Street in Werribee, in Melbourne’s southwest, just after midnight on Monday.

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Child killed in house fire in south-west Melbourne home

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