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Fire Kills 10 Members of Same Family in Peru, Police Say

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A devastating fire in Lima, Peru, has claimed the lives of 10 members of the same family, including five children, in the southern La Victoria district.

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Fire Kills 10 Members of Same Family in Peru, Police Say

A fire has killed 10 members of the same family, including five children, at a home in Peru's capital Lima, police said. The blaze ripped through the property in the southern La Victoria district early on Wednesday, Gen Oscar Arriola from the Peruvian National Police told local media. Five children, aged between three and 15 years old, were killed, as well as four adults aged between 29 and 55. The cause of the fire is still unknown, but local media report it may have been arson. Authorities are investigating the incident.

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