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Smoke alarm saves Melbourne family

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Fire investigators say working smoke alarms saved the lives of three people inside a burning house.

Crews were called to the single-storey house on Beach Road, Sandringham about 11.45pm (AEST) on Sunday to find it well alight.

Commander Marcus Baker from the Metropolitan Fire Brigade said an elderly couple and another family member were initially thought to have been inside the house, but had self-evacuated safely after they were woken by smoke alarms.

Firefighterscontained the fire within 30 minutes to the back of the house in the kitchen area and roof space.

The cause of the fire, which is estimated to have caused about $20,000 damage, is unknown.

 

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