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Safety Group Says Warnings Ignored Before Teen's Death in Fire

Coroner highlights repeated government inaction despite warnings since 2010 and states foam furniture fires spread in just minutes, increasing fire risk significantly.

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Lizzy Marvin. Photo: Supplied By Anna Sargent of RNZ A safety advocacy group says it repeatedly warned governments about the fire risk from foam-filled furniture, years before the death of a Canterbury teenager.

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Safety group says warnings ignored before teen's death in fire

Lizzy Marvin. Photo: Supplied By Anna Sargent of RNZ A safety advocacy group says it repeatedly warned governments about the fire risk from foam-filled furniture, years before the death of a Canterbury teenager.

·Otago, New Zealand
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Advocacy group says it repeatedly warned governments of fire risk caused by foam furntiure before death of teen

Lizzy Marvin, 16, died from inhaling toxic fumes from a foam filled sofa bed when it caught fire in her Burnham home last year.

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