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House fire in South Waikato being treated as suspicious

July 30, 2018
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A house fire in the South Waikato town of Tirau last night is being treated as suspicious by fire services.

Firefighters were called to a house ablaze just after 9pm yesterday, at the intersection of State Highway 5 and Webster Rd.

Nine fire appliances attended the scene, a fire and emergency spokesperson confirmed to 1 NEWS.

No one was injured in the blaze, however the fire is being treated as suspicious.

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