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A man has been arrested over the Rozelle store explosion that killed three people earlier this month. 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 44-year-old Greenacre man is expected to be charged later today, police said in a statement. 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.