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Coroner warns of dangers of power boards after fatal house fire
Key takeaways
- A Victoria Police forensic officer found two destroyed power boards inside this Carisbrook home.
- A Victorian coroner is warning the community about power board safety following an investigation into a deadly house fire that started from an electrical fault.
- Coroner Leveasque Peterson was investigating the death of 77-year-old Carisbrook man Christopher Shaw, who died when a fire broke out in the early hours of July 17, 2025.
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A Victoria Police forensic officer found two destroyed power boards inside this Carisbrook home. (ABC News: Emile Pavlich)
A Victorian coroner is warning the community about power board safety following an investigation into a deadly house fire that started from an electrical fault.
Coroner Leveasque Peterson was investigating the death of 77-year-old Carisbrook man Christopher Shaw, who died when a fire broke out in the early hours of July 17, 2025.
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