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Lloyd Jones

Call for electrical-check boost after boy's fire death

Mitchell Thomas died in a blaze at his home when just a three-year-old in 2023. (HANDOUT/NT CORONERS COURT)

A three-year-old boy's death in a fire has led a coroner to recommend improved periodic checks on public housing electrical wiring to prevent another tragedy.

Despite brave efforts to save him, Mitchell Thomas died in a blaze at his home in the Alice Springs suburb of Larapinta on June 1, 2023.

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