Woman and man suffer burns after altercation, fire at Ingle Farm home

A man and a woman suffered burns after petrol was poured out in a lounge room and ignited, blowing out the front window of a house. Police are investigating.

A man and woman have been left with burns after petrol was poured out in the lounge room and a fire was started at a home in Adelaide’s north.

Emergency services were called to an Ingle Farm property about 10.30am on Monday after an altercation.

The couple were both taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital where they are receiving treatment for burn injuries.

A crime scene has been established at the property with a number of items marked on the front lawn.

The lounge room window to the house was blown out.

Scene of a domestic violence incident at 45 Milne Rd Ingle Farm. Picture: Todd Lewis

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A woman has been rushed to hospital after a house fire at Ingle Farm. Picture: Todd Lewis

It is understood a domestic-related incident occurred between the man and the woman before petrol was poured in the lounge room.

The blaze caused minor damage to the floor, window and couches with fire fighters arriving and extinguishing the blaze quickly.

The property owner and father of the man involved in the incident said his son suffered minor burns to his feet.

“He’s going to be okay,” he said. “They never stop, there’s something wrong with them.”

He said his son had two young children with the woman.

“Luckily there isn’t much damage, but this is the second time we’ve had to fix the window.”

“To tell you the truth this place is my super, it’s a place we let him rent and live.”

A neighbour said the man who lived at the property was “bad news”.

“The sooner they go, the better it will be for everyone around here.”

He said two months ago there was a major altercation between the man and the woman.

“She broke all the windows and they were yelling profanities at each other.”

Police detectives and crime scene investigations were combing the scene for clues on Monday afternoon.

Two fire trucks and a command vehicle attended the scene but blaze did not appear to be taking hold of the house.

The incident, which involved two people known to each other, left the pair with non-life-threatening injuries.

No one has so far been arrested in connection with the incident.

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