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The seller alleges real-estate brokerage Douglas Elliman, which handled both sides of the transaction, misled him and at one point denied Bezos was the buyer.

The house was completely gutted by the blaze which is believed to have been caused by a faulty hoverboard charger bought on Amazon.

Amazon is one of six organisations chosen to trial beyond visual line of sight drones, controlled without an operator needing to keep physical sight of them.