Family of three in hospital after everyday item sparks house fire
A computer charger has been blamed for sparking a house fire in Melbourne’s west that left a family of three in hospital.
As a laptop was left on a bed powering up, its charger went up in flames and ignited the bedding, just before 11am Sunday.
A CFA spokesperson said fire crews were called to the Tarneit house fire at 10.54am.
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Unaware his partner and child had already safely escaped from the home, a father tried to get into the burning room with a garden hose.
He and the woman suffered smoke inhalation and were hospitalised.
Their child was not physically hurt, but was taken to hospital with her parents as a precaution.
