WYNDHAM: Probe continues into Truganina fire
Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad are appealing for information following a fatal house fire in Truganina on Thursday morning (Jan. 16).
Emergency services were initially called to reports of a fire at a residential property on Dover Street about 2.30am.
A 27-year-old Hoppers Crossing woman was inside the property at the time, which belongs to one of her family members.
The woman died at the scene and the three-storey townhouse was completely destroyed.
A crime scene was established and an arson chemist has attended the property.
Detectives from the Arson and Explosives squad are investigating and the fire is being treated as suspicious.
While the exact circumstances of the fire are still being established, it’s believed that shortly after 2am two people got out of a dark coloured vehicle parked outside the address.
A significant explosion then occurred and the pair left the area, with the woman inside the property subsequently called Triple Zero (000) to say the home was alight.
Detectives are treating the fire as a targeted attack.
Investigators are looking to see who may live in the area of the fire and the potential for this to have been a case of mistaken identity.
A significant CCTV canvas is underway and police are urging anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has CCTV or dash cam footage to come forward.