Police investigate fatal Frankston fire
Police say a woman was found dead inside a home in Melbourne's south-east on Thursday afternoon.
A woman died in a fire at a Frankston home on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a blaze at a unit on Stanley Street just before 5pm. Upon arrival, they found a lower level of the two-storey unit engulfed in flames. The inferno was extinguished approximately half an hour later. Inside the home, an unidentified woman was discovered deceased.
No other individuals were present at the time of the incident. Authorities have initiated an investigation into the cause of the fire, with an arson chemist scheduled to examine the scene. Police are currently treating the circumstances surrounding the fire as undetermined. Anyone with information or sightings is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000 or report online.
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