POLICE UPDATE: Shortly after 5am on Monday, Parkes Police were called to a house fire in Medlyn Street.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
On arrival the premises was fully engulfed.
Police evacuated nearby residences.
FRNSW from Parkes attended the scene and bought the blaze under control.
The premises was destroyed.
The occupants of the premises were in the initial stages unaccounted for but were later found to be away on holidays.
FRNSW investigators and Detectives from Lachlan LAC remain on scene and investigations are continuing into the cause of the fire.
- - - - -
7.00 am Emergency services were called to a house fire in Medlyn Street at 5.15am this morining.
Two Parkes and two Forbes brigades fought the fire for almost 90 minutes before officially declaring it out at 6.40am.
No one was home at the time and the residents are believed to be on holidays.
More to come.
