Investigators appeal for information on ‘suspicious’ house fire that destroyed a Goonellabah home

Investigators are appealing to the public for information on a suspicious house fire that destroyed a Goonellabah home on Wednesday.

Firefighters did what they could but the Goonellabah home was fully involved in fire and ultimately destroyed.Picture: Facebook

Investigators are appealing for information after a house was destroyed following a suspicious fire at Goonellabah yesterday.

About 2.30pm on Wednesday, April 12, emergency services were called to a home on William Blair Avenue following reports of a fire.

Fire and Rescue NSW officers attended and extinguished the blaze however, the home was destroyed.

Officers from Richmond Police District established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the cause of the fire, which is being treated as suspicious.

As inquiries continue, anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

A fire that destroyed a house on William Blair Avenue in Goonellabahis currently under investigation.

Earlier

A Goonellabah house fire this afternoon was so intense firefighters were forced to tackle the blaze from outside the building, which was destroyed.

Emergency services were called to the weatherboard home on William Blair Ave around at 2.30 to find the building well alight.

It took almost two hours for some 20 firefighters to extinguish the blaze.

Lismore Fire and Rescue station manager Neil King said crews deployed a “defensive strategy” in tackling the fire.

As they pumped water onto the inferno, the roof collapsed.

Lismore fire crews, Hazmat and police attended the fire in William Blair Ave, Goonellabah.

A fire that destroyed a home on William Blair Avenue, on April 12, in Goonellabah is under investigation.

“No one was at home at the time, all occupants have been accounted for,” Mr King said.

A Fire and Rescue spokesman said asbestos was present, so a hazardous materials unit was dispatched.

Police have taped off the property and will work with fire investigators to determine the cause of the blaze.

Originally published as Home destroyed: 20 firefighters tackle blaze