‘We are treating this as a murder’: three killed in Sydney boarding house fire
by Tamsin Rose and Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#5X3YJ)
Police hold fears for a fourth person still missing after an explosion in Newtown that officers believe was deliberate
A murder investigation is under way following the deaths of three people in a cramped, crowded" and dilapidated" boarding house fire in Sydney's inner west.
Emergency services were called to the fire at the corner of Probert and Albemarle streets in Newtown about 1am on Tuesday after reports of a loud explosion. Three people have been confirmed dead, and police hold fears for a fourth person who is still missing.
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