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Man dies in house fire on Church St, Carisbrook

A 77-year-old man has died in a fatal house fire near Maryborough, with the cause of the blaze still unknown.

Police are investigating a fatal Carisbrook house fire. Picture: File
Police are investigating a fatal Carisbrook house fire. Picture: File

A 77-year-old man has died in a fatal central Victorian house fire that broke out early on Thursday.

Emergency services were called to the blaze at a property on Church Street in Carisbrook, near Maryborough, just after 1am.

The occupant was found dead inside the property.

The exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined, with an arson chemist to attend the scene on Thursday.

Anyone with information was urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

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