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Vic: Man killed in Melbourne house fire


01 Jan 2009 9:38 AM

MELBOURNE, Jan 1 AAP - A man has died in a house fire in outer Melbourne.

Firefighters found the man's body in a room of the double-storey house in Grand Valley Drive, Chirnside Park.

His age and identity have not been confirmed.

The blaze began about 6am and took 25 firefighters an hour to control.

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

Members of the Victoria Police Arson Squad are investigating.