Police are investigating a series of deliberately lit vacant house fires, in the Launceston area that occurred between Friday 20 September and Saturday 21 September 2024.
About 4.40am on Friday 20 September, police and Tasmania Fire Service were called to a vacant property on Invermay Road, Mowbray, which was fully engulfed by fire and the residence was destroyed.
About 10.40pm on Saturday 21 September 2024, police and Tasmania Fire Service were called to a vacant property on Mayfield Street, Mayfield, to reports of the residence being on fire. The fire was extinguished, and the property suffered significant fire damage.
A short time later, about 11:55pm, police and TFS were called to another vacant property on Box Street, Mayfield, to reports that the house was fully engulfed by fire, the residence was destroyed.
Initial investigations by Tasmania Fire Service and Tasmania Police indicate that all three fires were deliberately lit.
Anyone with information regarding the fires (quoting case 1486) is asked to contact police on 131 444, or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at crimestopperstas.com.au. Information can be provided anonymously.