Police are investigating a suspicious fire in Berriedale just after midnight this morning which completely destroyed a house on Myella Drive.

Around 12:05am residents nearby observed that the house was well alight and attempted to extinguish the fire prior to Tasmania Fire Service attending and extinguishing the fire. The house is a conjoined unit and was completely destroyed, with damage estimated at around $200,000. As a result, the conjoining unit was impacted by smoke damage which has been estimated at around $15,000.

Police are investigating the fire which has been deemed suspicious.

Anyone with information in relation to the fire or suspicious activity in the area around the time is asked to contact Glenorchy CIB on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1800 333 000.