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QLD RUSSELL ISLAND FATAL HOUSE FIRE
A supplied image of the scene of a fatal fire on Russell Island, Queensland (AAP) Credit: SUPPLIED/PR IMAGE

A Queensland father and his five young children have been killed in a fire that completely levelled their two-storey home. It may take time to determine the cause of the blaze, but police aren't treating it as suspicious.

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A Queensland father and his five young children have been killed in a fire that completely levelled their two-storey home. It may take time to determine the cause of the blaze, but police aren't treating it as suspicious.

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