Lalor Park fire: Man charged with murder following fatal house fire that killed three kids

A 28-year-old man has been charged with murder following a fatal house fire in Sydney’s west over the weekend that left three young children dead.

Children aged six, two and five months died in the fire at Lalor Park in Sydney’s west on Sunday morning.

Neighbours and emergency services arrived at the fire around 1am on Sunday and rescued two boys, aged two and six, but they died a short time later.

After firefighters extinguished the fire, the body of a five-month-old girl was found in the house.