VIC:Twins burned in garage fire

AAP General News (Australia)
02-14-2011
VIC:Twins burned in garage fire

Twin four year-old boys are fighting for their lives after they were severely burned
in a backyard garage fire in Melbourne's southeast this evening.

The toddlers were flown by the ambulance helicopter to the Royal Childrens' Hospital
.. where they're are in a critical condition.

The Country Fire Authority took around 20 minutes to extinguish the fire which broke
out in the garage just after 7pm (AEDT) at the Hampton East address.

The boys' father's in the Dandenong District Hospital suffering minor burns.

It's not yet known what started the blaze.

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KEYWORD: TWINS (MELBOURNE)

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