ABC Online | Man, aged 98, dies in Melbourne house fire ABC Online A 98-year-old World War II veteran has died after a fire engulfed his home of more than 50 years in Niddrie, in Melbourne's north-west. The alarm was raised when a medical alert was activated at Fred Smith's home on Vaynor Street at 5:30am. Man, 98, activates medical alarm but dies in Niddrie house fire Elderly man dies in house fire in Melbourne's north-west Medic alert raised Melb fatal fire alarm |
