A man has been charged following a unit fire in Sydney’s east yesterday.
About 3.35pm yesterday (Wednesday 14 August 2024), emergency services were called to Malabar Road, South Coogee, following reports of a fire.
NSW Fire and Rescue extinguished a fire within a unit.
There have been no reports of injuries.
Officers attached to Eastern Beaches Police Area Command commenced an investigation into the fire, which police allege was deliberately lit.
A 31-year-old man was taken to Maroubra Police Station where he has been charged with damage property by fire with intent to injure, damage property by fire, and custody of a knife in a public place.
He was refused bail to appear in Waverley Local Court today, Thursday 15 August 2024.
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