Tuesday 9 April 2019

Police Investigate Fatal House Fire At Barnsley

BY IAN CROUCH

A person has died in a devastating house fire at Barnsley overnight.

Fire crews from Holmesville, Cardiff and Teralba were called to the hardiplank and tile home on Macquarie Street at about 11.15pm on Monday to find the property fully involved in fire.

Firefighters discovered the body of a person, believed to be a resident of the home, at the rear of the premises just after midnight.

The fire was fully extinguished just before 1.00am but not before the home was destroyed.

Police have set up a crime scene as investigations continue.

Police say the 23-year-old man who lives at the home is yet to be accounted for.