Tragedy as six kittens and two cats die in a suspicious house fire in Sydney – as firefighters work to uncover why the property was unoccupied

  • Six kittens and two cats have died in a suspicious house fire in Cranebrook
  • An unoccupied home on Martley Way was found alight at about 9pm August 6
  • Firefighters extinguished the blaze but the house was completely destroyed 

By Australian Associated Press

Published: 01:08 BST, 7 August 2021 | Updated: 01:10 BST, 7 August 2021

Six kittens and two cats have died in a suspicious house fire in a suburb near Penrith.

The unoccupied house on Martley Way in Cranebrook, was found well alight at about 9pm on Friday August 6.

Neighbouring residents were evacuated from the area and luckily nobody was injured. 

Six kittens and two cats have died in a suspicious house fire in Cranebrook on Martley Way (pictured)

Six kittens and two cats have died in a suspicious house fire in Cranebrook on Martley Way (pictured)

Police arrived at the scene at about 9pm on August 6 and the fire was extinguished and the house was completely destroyed

Police arrived at the scene at about 9pm on August 6 and the fire was extinguished and the house was completely destroyed

Police arrived at the scene at about 9pm on August 6 and the fire was extinguished and the house was completely destroyed

While firefighters extinguished the blaze, the house was completely destroyed, police said on Saturday.

A search of the house found the dead animals.

The cause of the fire is under investigation and is being treated as suspicious.

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