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by | Aug 24, 2021 | Community, Education

The 10th anniversary of Australia’s worst house fire tragedy

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Today marks 10 years since Australia’s worst house fire tragedy played out in Logan City.

11 people, including eight children, were killed when their home in Logan Street, Slacks Creek went up in flames  in 2011.

Locals will mark the anniversary with flowers and quite tribute in the street where a new two storey home now sits.

More to come.

 

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