A mother-of-seven is combating for all times after her husband allegedly set fireplace to their residence in Melbourne's west whereas six kids, together with a child, have been inside.
Police allege 38-year-old Roland Griffiths ignited a flammable liquid, inflicting the Sutherland Avenue residence in Albanvale to go up in flames earlier than 5.20pm yesterday.
Neighbours instructed 9News it appeared like a bomb had gone off contained in the property and so they heard screams.
Thick, black smoke billowed from the roof as fireplace engulfed the household residence.
It's understood six kids, together with a nine-month-old child, have been residence when the blaze broke out.
A 17-year-old woman and 36-year-old mom Kylie Griffiths - Mr Griffiths' spouse - have been inside and tried desperately to extinguish the flames.
"My husband was out the entrance ... he heard a giant pop and we noticed a woman working down the road along with her legs burnt," a resident instructed 9News.
Ms Griffiths suffered important burns and was rushed to The Alfred hospital.
The teenager additionally sustained burns and was taken to the Royal Kids's Hospital.
Greater than 25 firefighters battled the blaze, bringing it underneath management inside half-hour.
"Firefighters arrived on scene inside 5 minutes to discover a single-storey home absolutely concerned within the blaze," a Fireplace Rescue Victoria assertion learn.
"At this stage, the hearth is being handled as suspicious and the incident has been handed over to Victoria Police to analyze."
Mr Griffiths suffered non-life-threatening accidents and stays at The Alfred hospital underneath police guard.
Police mentioned all events have been identified to one another and the precise circumstances are underneath investigation by the Arson and Explosive Squad.