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Investigations are ongoing into a house fire at Seaview Farm near the Jehovah Witness Church that is believed to have claimed the life of 74yr old Hilton Floyde.<\/p>

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All Saints Fire Tenders responded to the call approximately 11:31am on Wednesday and met the 21×45 wooden structure engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n

The property was owned by Claire Floyde and occupied by five people to include Mr Floyde, who was a wheelchair bound amputee.<\/p>

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The property was completely destroyed by the blaze. Fire fighters were able to extinguish the blaze, averting any damage to nearby properties. A medical doctor arrived on the scene and pronounced him dead approximately 2:33pm.<\/p>

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No one else was injured coming out of the incident.<\/p>\n

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