POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING the circumstances surrounding a suspicious house fire in Lithgow overnight. About 11pm (Friday 22 August 2014), emergency services were called to a home on Cook Street following reports of a fire. Police from Chifley Local Area Command attended and evacuated the area, before Fire and Rescue NSW extinguished the blaze. While the fire caused significant damage to the premises, the home was vacant at the time and there have been no reports of injury. Detectives are investigating the cause of the fire and initial inquiries suggest it was deliberately lit. Anyone with information that may assist with the ongoing investigation is urged to come forward. Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 03:30:21 +0000
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