Police hunt for arson suspects after home burnt and getaway car bursts into flames in Port Pirie
Police are on the lookout for three men accused of setting a house alight before allegedly fleeing in a car, which itself became engulfed by flames.
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Police are investigating an arson at Port Pirie and believe the suspects may have been injured during the fire.
Police were called to a report of a car on fire in Young St, Solomontown just after midnight on Monday, June 16.
Officers found a car on fire and a fire burning at the front of a nearby home.
The occupants of the house were not injured during the incident but the exterior of the house was charred by flames.
Police say investigations revealed three male suspects had attended an address in the street and doused the front of the residence with accelerant.
The suspects then entered the vehicle, which became engulfed in flames.
The trio then ran off and left the burning car in the street.
Police believe the men may have suffered significant burns or injuries in the fire.
The vehicle has been seized for forensic examination and investigations are continuing.
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