source : the age
Police have confirmed a person, believed to be a three-year-old, has died in an early morning house fire in Melbourne’s west.
Emergency services were called to Newbury Street in Werribee just after midnight on Monday with reports that multiple children were trapped inside a burning house. They arrived within three minutes to find a single-storey brick veneer house on fire.
“Sadly, a resident of the home died at the scene, and a second resident remains in hospital with serious injuries,” Senior Constable Paul Hogan said on ABC radio.
The age of the dead person is yet to be officially confirmed by authorities. However, firefighters reported a 40-year-old man was treated for burns.
Police say the circumstances of the fire are being investigated, and an arson chemist will attend the scene.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000.
More to come.
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