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House fire that sent teenager to hospital may have been started by a four-year-old boy playing with matches as police investigate the cause of the fire
- House fire that sent teen to hospital may have been started by a child
- Police will investigate whether a child playing with matches in the house started a fire
- The fire started at the house in Armadale, in the south-eastern suburbs of Perth, on Friday morning.
The horror house fire in which a teenager was rushed to hospital could have been started by a young child playing with matches.
Police are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out in an Armadale house in south-east Perth at around 10:30am on Friday.
Hell destroyed the house’s garage and sent a teenager to the hospital.
Police are investigating the cause of a fire that started in an Armadale house in south-east Perth at around 10:30am on Friday.
Investigators are now looking into whether a four-year-old boy who was playing with matches on the property started the fire.
The teenager injured in the fire is expected to recover from his injuries.
The house fire was one of several incidents dealt with by emergency teams on Friday as Western Australia continued to register blistering temperatures.
Fire crews were able to extinguish a fire that engulfed a two-story house in Marylands, in the inner suburbs of Perth.
An machinery business in Forrestfield and a home in Seville Grove also caught fire Friday, with no injuries reported.
Investigators are now looking into whether a four-year-old boy who was playing with matches on the property started the fire (file image)