A man is in police custody, after a unit block was damaged by fire in Sydney’s south west overnight.
Just after 11.45pm yesterday (Sunday 16 August 2026), emergency services were called to River Avenue, Carramar, following reports of a unit fire.
Officers attached to Fairfield City Police Area Command attended the scene and located a unit block well alight before they assisted the surrounding occupants to evacuate.
Fire and Rescue NSW arrived and extinguished the blaze.
There were no injuries reported due to the incident.
A crime scene has been established and police commenced an investigation into the incident.
Following inquiries, about 1am today (Monday 17 August 2026), police arrested a 38-year-old man on Crossman Lane, Carramar.
He was taken to Cabramatta Police Station where inquiries are continuing.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
