This post deals with death and might be triggering for some readers.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, the bodies of a mother and her three young daughters were found huddled together in the ensuite of a Melbourne townhouse destroyed by fire.
More than 30 firefighters arrived at the Glen Waverley home within six minutes after the fire broke out at about 1:40am, but it was too late for Kaoru Okano and her three girls - aged three, five, and seven.
Only hours before neighbours had noticed the kids arriving home for the night happily licking on ice creams, with the family described by 9News as "wonderful loving people".
Neighbour Kelly Vu described Ms Kikuchi, 38, as a "beautiful mother" who looked after her girls "very well".
— 9News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) January 11, 2021
Ms Vu said people in the area were familiar with the family who often rode their bikes around the local lake. #9News https://t.co/lv4eKicXjw
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