The bodies of the victims were found together in a back room of the home.u00a0

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Police are not yet able to give exact number of the deceased but said the house was home to four people. Detectives said three people of Indian descent were known to be living in the house located in the suburb of Clayton South.u00a0

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At the time of fire it is believed that two boys aged five and 10 and their 37-year-old mother were there. But police were yet to identify the bodies or determine exactly how many were dead, detective Geoff Maher said. Police are also investigating whether the house fire was deliberately lit.u00a0

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