Timeline of Nangwarry Fires

A number of fires in the township of Nangwarry have destroyed multiple houses and most recently; the Nangwarry Football Club clubrooms. Ritchie Street has been devastated by eight fires in just three years. While electrical faults have been blamed for some, the majority are being treated as suspicious.

May 27th, 2015 An empty house on Ritchie St was destroyed by fire Cause: Suspicious September 13th, 2015 An unoccupied house on Vaughan Tce was destroyed by fire Cause: Suspicious September 13th, 2015 A grass fire on McIntosh St was extinguished on the same night Cause: Suspicious January 19th, 2016 Two houses on Ritchie St were destroyed by fire, with another sustaining damage Cause: Electrical fault May 8th, 2016 Fire destroyed a car inside a garage on Ritchie St Cause: Suspicious June 29th, 2016 Fire destroyed the house at which the previous car fire was Cause: Suspicious August 8th, 2016 A house on Laffer Street was destroyed by fire with an estimated damage bill of over $300k Cause: Undetermined, deemed not suspicious November 26th, 2016 A man drove his car through a burnt out house on Ritchie St, with the car later igniting Cause: Accidental ignition following deliberate act of vandalism December 17th, 2016 Fire destroyed a home on Laffer Street Cause: Faulty heater April 19th, 2018 Fire destroyed two sheds on Ritchie St and caused an estimated $20,000 damage Cause: Suspicious May 27th, 2018 A house and car on Ritchie St were damaged by a fire at the rear of the property Cause: Suspicious May 28th, 2018 The house from the previous night was destroyed by another fire Cause: Suspicious July 22nd, 2018 A house on McIntosh Street was damaged by fire Cause: Suspicious January 9th, 2019 Fire destroyed the Nangwarry Football Club clubrooms Cause: Suspicious August 9th, 2019 Home on McIntosh Street destroyed by fire Cause: Not suspicious June 7th, 2020 A house on O'Loughlin Street was destroyed by fire. Cause: Suspicious