Police investigating suspicious house fire in Canberra

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Police are investigating a suspicious fire that badly damaged a house in Canberra's south this morning. No one was inside at the time and it's not yet been revealed how the blaze began.

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00:00 Smoke and flames blew through the air in this Chapman Street

00:04 as neighbours spilled out of their homes to watch.

00:07 I heard the alarms going off and I came outside

00:10 and I saw that there were flames coming out of the roof.

00:14 A morning walker on this grassy hill

00:16 spotted the fire on Beaumont Close just after 8am.

00:20 And managed to call triple zero, which is why they were here so quickly.

00:24 Once on scene, it took firefighters around an hour

00:29 to get the fire under control.

00:31 Police went door to door seeking witnesses

00:33 and information about the occupants of the house.

00:36 They had to reveal the exact cause of the fire

00:38 because they've had to wait for what remains of the building

00:41 to cool down before entering.

00:43 But they have confirmed the fire is being treated as suspicious

00:46 and that the house sustained significant damage

00:48 after a large section of the roof caved in.

00:51 Paramedics were also called to the scene

00:53 but no-one was inside the house at the time.

00:55 Neighbours say it's been a rental property for several years.

00:58 Police are urging anyone with information to come forward.

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