Alice Springs news: Police investigate fire after woman’s body found in Peuce Place, Sadadeen unit
NT Police are investigating two fires in two days in a Territory town, with the second blaze bringing tragedy overnight. Read what happened.
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A woman’s body has been recovered from a bedroom of a unit complex in Sadadeen after a fire ripped through the building on Thursday night.
Watch Commander Acting Senior Sergeant Andrew Dunne said that about 10.30pm police received reports of a structure fire at a unit complex in Peuce Place, Sadadeen.
He said initial reports stated the fire had fully engulfed the unit by the time police and fire units were able to attend the blaze.
“Northern Territory Fire Service along with police attended and the fire was extinguished,” Sen Sgt Dunne said.
“Tragically, the body of a deceased person was located inside that residence.”
Sen Sgt Dunne said a crime scene had been established at the unit complex and investigations were underway into the cause of the fire, and the identity of the deceased.
“At this stage investigations are ongoing to confirm who that person is that is deceased and the nature of the fire,” he said.
Sen Sgt Dunne appealed directly to Alice Springs residents and passers-by to help assist with the investigation.
He called for anybody who had been in vehicles or walking around Peuce Place in Sadadeen at about 9.30pm last night to contact officers.
In particular investigators are seeking dash-cam vision or information from anybody who witnessed anything unusual in the area to contact police on 131444 and quote NTP2500040244.
Thursday’s blaze followed another separate suspicious structure fire that occurred in Alice Springs on Wednesday.
At about 5:10pm on April 16, police received reports of a fire at a residence on Woods Terrace in Braitling.
Police and Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service members attended, and extinguished the fire.
The premises was unoccupied at the time of the blaze and no injuries were reported.
A crime scene was declared, and a fire investigator attended the site.
While inspecting the building for safety reasons, police identified what was believed to be cannabis inside.
A search warrant was executed, and the Dog Operations Unit was called to the scene, resulting in 1.8kg of cannabis being seized.
No arrests have been made and investigations remain ongoing.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police on 131 444.
Quote reference NTP2500039709.
Anonymous reports can also be made through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via https://crimestoppersnt.com.au/.
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Originally published as Alice Springs news: Police investigate fire after woman’s body found in Peuce Place, Sadadeen unit
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