Police in Solomon Islands are investigating two separate incidents of house burnings in Makira-Ulawa Province this month.
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Both blazes occurred in the West Wainoni area of the province.
Police allege that on 7 January a 26-year-old man set fire to his house at Taranirawo settlement after arguing with and attacking his wife.
The second fire, a week later, is alleged to involve a 40-year-old man who burned his family home at Wakana after a row with his brothers.
The local Provincial Police Commander, Superintendent Peter Sitai, is appealing to family members involved in either of the incidents to refrain from further violence and allow the police to investigate.
