Arson Unit detectives have released CCTV as they appeal for public information into an allegedly deliberately lit house fire in Fairfield West last month, which left two people injured.
Just after 2.10am on Saturday 23 March 2024, emergency services were called to King Street in Fairfield West following reports of a house fire.
NSW Fire & Rescue attended and extinguished the blaze, which destroyed the property.
The occupants of the home – a 28-year-old man and 33-year-old woman – were awoken by the blaze and treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for second and third degree burns to their hands and lower bodies, believed to have been sustained as they fled the burning house.
The pair were taken to hospital in serious conditions and have both since been released.
Officers attached to Fairfield City Police Area Command established a crime scene before the matter was referred to State Crime Command’s Financial Crimes Squad Arson Unit under Strike Force Booerie.
Initial inquiries revealed the fire was deliberately lit; however, as the occupants of the home had only moved into the house less than a year ago, it is believed they were targeted in a case of mistaken identity.
As inquiries to identify and locate those responsible, police have released CCTV of two men dressed in dark clothing appearing to douse the home in petrol before setting it alight.
The men are then seen to flee the scene in a white Honda HR-V, with damage to the bumper bar on the back left hand side.
Strike force detectives are appealing to anyone with dashcam footage or information about the identity of the men, or the movements of the car, to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information that may assist investigators is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or . Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
