Newtown fire

Police are treating a fatal boarding house fire in Sydney's inner-west on Tuesday morning as murder, as the death toll rose to three and there are fears for ...

It’s a death trap and everybody knew it.” Mr Hopper was drinking beer with another resident who escaped the blaze in a nearby park on Tuesday morning. It’s disgusting, It’s terrible,” he said. Police said there were also “serious concerns” for a fourth person who was believed to have been inside at the time. “It’s a house of horrors. He added that after recent downpours the kitchen ceiling had caved in “and you could see some electrical wires”. Mr Hopper saw the elderly man who had jumped out the window lying on the ground with his pants on fire. When you’ve got a landlord who doesn’t listen, there’s only so much you can do,” he said. Mr Mineall said the premises was registered for 12 boarders, most of whom were unemployed or pensioners aged over 40. There were at least 11 residents in the building, all aged between their 40s and 80s. This man survived the fire by jumping out of a first-storey window, suffering serious leg injuries. “We are treating this as a murder.

A man accused of starting a Sydney boarding house fire that claimed the lives of three residents has chosen not to apply for bail in court.

Police returned to the boarding house on Wednesday as they continue to search for the body of the person who is unaccounted for. A number of residents lined the streets having made the decision to evacuate their homes in the early hours of the morning. Police confirmed the bodies of three people were found in the wreckage, with one person still unaccounted for.

Leaders across the Inner West have called for better safety and living conditions in boarding houses following a fire at a boarding house in Newtown on ...

Council records for the property showed that annual fire safety certification was up to date and in order. On Tuesday night, police charged 45-year-old man Richard Hotoran with three counts of murder after he allegedly set fire to the Newtown boarding house. Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne said in a statement on Wednesday that the event was a “shocking tragedy”, calling for “a renewed effort to improve safety and living conditions in boarding houses”.

Police say Richard Hotoran was a recent resident of the Sydney boarding house he allegedly set fire to in the early hours of yesterday morning, ...

Chief Superintendent Bennett said Mr Hotoran was arrested after an "interaction" with police officers who came to suspect him of involvement in the blaze. Sources have told the ABC the evidence is considered “crucial”, with homicide and the arson squad investigating a fire they believe was “maliciously lit”. Police confirmed Mr Hotoran was a recent resident of the boarding house he allegedly set fire to. "We’re confirming the identities of the deceased and we’re worried there could be more," he said. Police have charged a man with three counts of murder after he allegedly set fire to a boarding house in Sydney's inner west early Tuesday morning. - A witness saw a man running shirtless from the building after it was on fire

Neighbouring properties were also evacuated at the height of the blaze. Residents woke to large flames engulfing the building opposite the Carlisle Castle Hotel ...

Police are expected to interview the owner of the building, while the Arson Squad has been called in to investigate the cause of the fire. "It is clearly a place that is transient with people coming and going — so it is making confirmation of the identity of those who perished difficult to confirm." "The three people who we have found dead are men but we have been unable to identify them yet — we are working with other residents to identify them," he said

Police are treating a Sydney house fire in which three people died as a murder after evidence suggested it was deliberately lit.

Numerous self-evacs however a number of people are currently unaccounted for, it is not known if they were home when the fire started.— Fire and Rescue NSW (@FRNSW) #FRNSW& @nswpoliceare working to confirm their location pic.twitter.com/b8NEVzGaJp March 14, 2022 NSW Police have established a crime scene and are investigating the circumstances that led to the fire. A two level boardinghouse on Albermarle St has been severely damaged by fire. Police are making inquiries to account for all residents that were supposed to be home at the time of the fire. Police are also keen to talk to the owner of the building, who is from Western Sydney and as of Tuesday afternoon could not be contacted. Police are treating a deadly house fire in Sydney’s inner-west as deliberately lit after investigations revealed the use of an accelerant in the blaze.