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Fatal Newtown boarding house fire 'maliciously lit' say police

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FIRE SYDNEY BOARDING HOUSE
NSW Fire and Rescue officers at the scene of building fire in Newtown, Sydney Source: AAP / DEAN LEWINS/AAPIMAGE

Police are treating a boarding house fire in Sydney's inner west as a suspected murder.

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Police are treating a boarding house fire in Sydney's inner west as a suspected murder.

Fatal Newtown boarding house fire 'maliciously lit' say police

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