Friday, 27th January 2012
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Dramatic house fire captured on video

A Nelson-area family is recovering after losing all their belongings in an early morning fire yesterday, reports Bob Hall for the Nelson Star.

Harold and Jeanine Koeltgen and their daughter Ava, 11, escaped the fire without any injuries.

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