Home / New ZealandTeen dies in suspicious house fireAPNZ10 Nov, 2011 05:15 AMQuick ReadSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditFirefighters who arrived at a Christchurch house after reports of a fire found the body of a woman inside. Photo / Simon BakerFirefighters who arrived at a Christchurch house after reports of a fire found the body of a woman inside. Photo / Simon BakerThe body of a teenage girl was found in a burning house in Christchurch this afternoon.Police believe the blaze was deliberately lit.The Fire Service received "multiple calls''about the fire on Barrington St, Somerfield, at about 1.30pm. Detective Inspector Virginia Le Bas said the teenage girl's body was found inside the house and there was no one else at the property. Her identity will not be released until next of kin have been notified.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.A post mortem examination is expected to carried out tomorrow.Ms Le Bas said police were interested to hear from anyone who may have seen unusual activity near the southern end of Barrington St this morning or early afternoon.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditLatest from New ZealandAuckland|UpdatedWitness calls for lights at dangerous intersection after woman, children hit by car24 Apr 03:03 AMNew ZealandAfternoon quiz: Who became Marilyn Monroe's second husband in January 1954?24 Apr 03:00 AMNew ZealandThe Country: Hipkins responds to Peters' 'Marxist' comment24 Apr 02:22 AMSponsoredEndangered bird gets another chance21 Apr 02:30 AMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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