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A 44-year-old man has been arrested following an explosion in Sydney’s inner west that killed three people, including a mother and her baby. | |
The explosion and subsequent fire in the early hours of September 4 at a convenience store on Rozelle’s Darling Street destroyed the building. | |
Bianka O’Brien, 31, her baby boy Jude, and a neighbour, Chris Noble, 27, who were in the adjoining units, all died in the blaze. | |
Three people were injured in the fire. | |
Strike Force Baracchi was established by detectives from the property crime squad’s arson unit to investigate the fire. | |
Police arrested a 44-year-old Greenacre man at a hospital in Camperdown on Tuesday. | |
It is alleged the fire was deliberately lit, police said. | |
The store owner, Adeel Khan, has been in a serious condition in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital since emergency services dug him out of the debris. | |
Detectives visited the hospital after the explosion to speak with the 44-year-old. | |
Police told AAP the 44-year-old man was charged in hospital. | |
The man will remain in hospital under police guard and there will be a bedside hearing. |