Emergency services were called to the home in Lalor Park at 1am on Sunday
Three young children died and four other children were lucky to escape a house fire in Lalor Park in Sydney's west, as police investigate the cause of the blaze.Three young children died and four other children were lucky to escape a house fire in Lalor Park in Sydney's west, as police investigate the cause of the blaze.Two boys, aged two and four, were taken to Westmead hospital in a critical condition but died a short time later.
The body of the third child, believed to be a 10-month-old girl, was found after Fire and Rescue NSW extinguished the fire. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup“Going to a house fire you are always expecting the worst and hoping it won’t be – but this was pretty confronting, absolute chaos,” he told Nine’s Weekend Today.
A girl, nine, and three boys, aged six, seven and 11, were taken to Westmead hospital in stable condition. A 29-year-old woman was also taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation.Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it matterspolice arrested a 28-year-old man at the scene. He was treated for smoke inhalation and taken to hospital under police guard.
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