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Six weeks after a father and son died in a house fire, the family have spoken for the first time about what happened that night, revealing the heroic actions of a father who died trying to save his youngest son and the devastating impact their deaths have had. National crime correspondent Sam Sherwood reports.
Yea Seul Park was at home in Jakarta when she received a message from her younger sister who lived in Auckland with her husband Jung Sup Lee, and their two sons, a 13-year-old and 11-year-old Ha-il.
"There was a fire in the house last night," the message began.
"Only [her eldest son] and I managed to escape outside, Ha-il and Jung Sup couldn't get out."
Park screamed and
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