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Tragic House Fire Claims Lives of Three Children

11/25/2025

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Three children—August, Hugo, and Goldie—died in a Sanson house fire on November 15.
A funeral at Crossroads Church in Palmerston North featured bright colors chosen by the family.
Chelsey Field, the children's mother, described heartbreak and spoke of losing a pet dog and the ashes of a stillborn daughter.
Chelsey Field said she and her husband, Dean, were together at the time of the fire.
Police are investigating the incident as a homicide.

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Three children—August, Hugo, and Goldie—died in a Sanson house fire on November 15.
A funeral at Crossroads Church in Palmerston North featured bright colors chosen by the family.
Chelsey Field, the children's mother, described heartbreak and spoke of losing a pet dog and the ashes of a stillborn daughter.
Chelsey Field said she and her husband, Dean, were together at the time of the fire.
Police are investigating the incident as a homicide.