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Boy flown to hospital after suffering burns in Beechworth house fire

A young boy has been flown to hospital after he suffered burns in a house fire in northeast Victoria.

A boy has been flown to the Royal Children's Hospital following a house fire on Old Chilterns Rd in Beechworth
A boy has been flown to the Royal Children's Hospital following a house fire on Old Chilterns Rd in Beechworth

Police are investigating after a school-aged boy was burnt in a house fire at Beechworth in northeast Victorian on Monday morning.

Emergency services received reports of a house fire on Old Chiltern Road around 1.20am on Monday morning.

An Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said a young boy suffered upper body burns and he was flown to hospital.

Nine CFA tankers arrived on scene, and the fire was under control before 2.15am.

The boy is in a stable condition.

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