Vic: Police wait for father who lost whole family to recover

AAP General News (Australia)
08-17-2009
Vic: Police wait for father who lost whole family to recover

MELBOURNE, Aug 17 AAP - Police are yet to speak to a 31-year-old man who is recovering
in hospital after a house fire at the weekend in which his wife and four young children
died.

Aaron Holloway survived the blaze by escaping through the front door of his home at
Clifton Springs, southwest of Melbourne.

However his four children - Brodie, two, Thomas, 18 months, and twins son Cooper and
daughter Mackenzie, both three months - all died with their mother, Ashlee, aged 24, in
the blaze.

It is believed Mr Holloway, a mechanic, jumped through a window to try to reach his
family but was driven back by the flames.

"(Arson squad) investigators plan to speak to him in the next couple of days," police
spokeswoman Sergeant Sharon Darcy said.

She said investigators did not consider the cause of the fire to be suspicious but
were still investigating.

Mr Holloway underwent surgery in Geelong Hospital after suffering burns, abrasions
and smoke inhalation and police will speak to him when he has had enough time to recover.

Emergency services were called to the Jetty Road home about 2.30am (AEST) on Sunday
and found the property engulfed in flames.

The fire completely gutted the home and severely damaged a neighbouring property.

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