Shortly before 5:00am on Sunday 15 January 2023, emergency services responded to a structure fire at a unit on Devines Road, Glenorchy.

Emergency services arrived to find the fire contained to a single unit. Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) members quickly extinguished the fire, however the property suffered significant internal damage.

The occupant of the unit was not home at the time of the fire.

The estimated value of damage is $200,000.

Investigators from TFS, CIB and Forensic Services attended the scene this morning. The fire was determined to be deliberately lit.

Anyone with information in relation to the matter is asked to contact police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1800 333 000.