- Three children killed in house fire
- Woman was treated for smoke inhalation
A man has been arrested in connection with a house fire in Sydney’s west that left three young children dead.
Emergency services were called to Freeman Street in Lalor Park at 1am on Sunday after reports of a house on fire.
Two boys, aged two and four, were taken to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition but died a short time later.
Fire and Rescue NSW extinguished the fire before the body of a third child, believed to be a 10-month-old girl, was found.
The three children have not yet been officially identified.
Five other children, aged between six and 11, were treated at the scene and taken to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition.
A 29-year-old woman was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.
Police arrested a 28-year-old man on the spot.
A man has been arrested over a house fire that killed three young children in Sydney’s west (stock photo)
He was treated for smoke inhalation and taken to hospital under police guard.
The cause of the fire is not yet known. A report is being prepared for the coroner.