A top dog from NSW Fire and Rescue has helped Parramatta Police sniff out trouble.
About 4:10am on Tuesday, July 5, police and NSWFR responded to a building fire at Church Street and Campbell Street in Parramatta. The blaze was extinguished and no one injured.
A crime scene was established and an investigation commenced.
To assist the investigation into the cause of the fire, NSWFR deployed a member of their Accelerant Detection Canine Program to sniff out any foul-play.
Accelerant detection canines and their handler can cover large areas quickly to narrow down the area for frontline firefighters to undertake fire origin and cause analysis. The results of their discoveries at the fire scene can then be used by Fire and Rescue NSW, NSW Police and the Coroner’s Office.
The cause of the fire was determined to be due to an electrical fault.
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.