An abandoned house on Merrigal Street has burnt to the ground in the early hours of the morning, as Griffith Fire and Rescue turned up to the scene and found the house completely alight.
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The fire crew set to work ensuring surrounding buildings were safe as the fire 'threw embers' and endangered nearby houses.
Captain Danielle McKay said that they'd turned out to Merrigal Street a number of times before.
"It was just after 4:30 this morning, we were called out. We arrived to find the building completely engulfed in flames," she said.
"There was a powerline downed so the energy authority cut the power once we'd established an exclusion zone... we were there on the scene for a while putting it out."
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Captain McKay added that the cause is currently unknown and police are investigating. She added that she suspected the fire may have been deliberately lit but would leave matters to police.
Griffith police confirmed that the matter was under investigation based on initial evaluation.
Acting Inspector Whalan said "As far as the investigation goes, there are a number of lines of inquiry but our initial investigation is based on that evaluation from attending fire crews."
"It's currently under investigation by detectives."
This fire comes weeks after a string of property fires across Griffith that sent Fire and Rescue NSW Griffith to five separate structure fires in five days.
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