A cheap electrical device has cost a Melbourne couple their home after it sparked an intense blaze just metres from where they were sleeping. Firefighters say if it was not for good luck and working smoke alarms, the fire could have turned to tragedy.

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Cheap electrical device costs Glen Waverley couple their home and almost their lives

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