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A man is dead and a woman has been taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a unit in Melbourne's south-east.

A police spokeswoman said the woman, in her 70s, noticed the fire and ran outside to seek help from neighbours before emergency services were called about 7.50pm on Thursday.

Firefighters rushed to the unit on Chesterville Road at Highett, about 17 kilometres south-east of the CBD, and extinguished the blaze but found the man dead inside.

The woman was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The area has been declared a crime scene as part of normal protocol surrounding a fatal fire and the arson squad will attend in the morning.

The police spokeswoman said it was too early to say what may have caused the fire.

A mystery Sydney Powerball ticket buyer is $50 million richer tonight but may not even know it yet.

The win has prompted officials from The Lott to call on anyone who entered the draw to check their ticket and get in touch as soon as possible.

The entry, bought from a NSW Lotteries outlet in the city, scooped the entire division one prize tonight but wasn't registered to a player card.

The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1296 on Thursday, March 18 were 18, 30, 16, 29, 6, 33 and 35. The Powerball number was 4.

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Another 26 ticketholders were hot on the major winner's tail, finishing up just one number short — the all-important Powerball — of sharing in the $50 million prize.

The Lott spokesman Matt Hart said there was "a sense of déjà vu" around the fourth division one winner this year.

"Just four weeks ago another mystery entry won a $50 million Powerball prize," he said.

"In that instance, the winner turned out to be a man from Mackay in Queensland."

Another 1,530,466 ticketholders picked up smaller prizes worth more than $28.7 million, The Lott said.

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The division one winner is urged to call 131 868 as soon as possible to start the prize-claiming process.

More details about where the ticket was sold are expected to be released on Friday if no one comes forward.

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Three teens taking part in a viral TikTok challenge have filmed themselves hiding in a Queensland Ikea and running wild in-store after closing time.

"We stayed at Ikea overnight and this is what happened," one tells the camera.

They film themselves roaming the store, swinging in hammocks and engaging in other shenanigans in the Logan store.

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It's part of a social media craze that sees people attempt to camp out in department stores or restaurants, and remain undetected until the next day.

The incident was filmed on Saturday night, but not shared on social media until a few days later.

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Police are investigating, and Ikea Australia says it's working with authorities to take appropriate action.

The company said it did not condone illegal trespassing in stores.