Overview
- The two‑storey multimillion‑dollar home on Ullapool Road in Mount Pleasant was engulfed in flames in the early hours and sustained heavy damage to the upper floor and part of the ground floor.
- Nine DFES crews brought the blaze under control and extinguished it after several hours and authorities confirmed no one was injured.
- Police found graffiti reading “Pay your debt dog” on the driveway and neighbours reported hearing a loud bang and seeing a car flee the area around the time the fire started.
- WA Police have classified the incident as suspicious and have asked anyone with CCTV, dashcam or mobile phone footage to contact Crime Stoppers as Specialist Arson Squad investigators prepare to examine the property.
- The loss of a high‑value home in an affluent suburb raises questions about motive and local safety and investigators say forensic work and public leads will be central to determining whether the fire was deliberately lit.