A man will appear in court today after being charged following a unit fire in Merrylands.
About 3.15am on Tuesday, July 9, emergency services were called to an address on Pitt Street, Merrylands, following reports of a unit fire.
The fire was extinguished by Fire and Rescue NSW.
Residents of adjoining units were evacuated as a precaution. No one was injured in the incident.
Officers from Cumberland Police Area Command attended and were told a man was seen running from the scene.
Police established a crime scene and commenced investigations into the circumstance surrounding the incident.
A short time later, a 55-year-old man was arrested near the address.
He was taken to Granville Police Station where he was charged with ‘damage property by fire/explosion more than $15000’.
He was refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court today.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.