Overview
- Firefighters were called to the corner of Gerald Street and Phoenix Road in Spearwood on Monday morning and battled flames for about two hours before locating an occupant deceased inside the property.
- WA Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious and that a formal report will be prepared for the coroner.
- Arson squad officers and police detectives spent the day examining the wreckage, door-knocking nearby homes and working to determine how the blaze started.
- Local reports note a shed fire at the same property last week that was linked to lithium batteries and that the home reportedly had no mains power and was using a generator, but investigators have not confirmed any connection between those details and Monday’s fire.
- The coronial process and the arson squad inquiry will focus on establishing cause and any safety issues, with findings likely to guide any further action or warnings to the local community.