Emergency providers have been referred to as to an condominium at a Devonshire Road advanced in Surry Hills about 3.30am as we speak after a fireplace broke out on the second ground.
Three individuals have been outdoors the unit making an attempt to place out the flames when firefighters arrived to extinguish the blaze earlier than it may unfold to surrounding models, police stated.
The trio have been handled on the scene by paramedics for severe burns and brought to totally different hospitals, the place they at present stay.
Performing Superintendent Gretchen Atkins stated police imagine the fireplace was intentionally lit however are not sure the way it was began.
“At this cut-off date, we imagine the fireplace was intentionally lit,” she stated.
“We’re actually looking for info, interesting to witnesses, anybody who was within the space for CCTV or dashcam footage.”
Crime scene investigators are nonetheless combing by the unit as investigations stay ongoing.