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Young child dies after house in Swansea catches fire, woman in 80s seriously injured

PerthNow · 20 August 2026 at 6:41 pm

Young child dies after house in Swansea catches fire, woman in 80s seriously injured

A young child has died and an elderly woman has been taken to hospital with serious burns after a house in Lake Macquarie went up in flames.

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