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| Rozelle: man arrested over fatal store explosion | Rozelle: man arrested over fatal store explosion |
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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Detectives visited the hospital after the explosion to speak with the 44-year-old. |
| Police said 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. | The man will remain in hospital under police guard and there will be a bedside hearing. |