A person has died and another has been left seriously injured following an early morning house fire.
Emergency services were called to Newbury Street in Werribee, in Melbourne’s southwest, following reports of a fire just after midnight.
One resident died at the scene and another was taken to hospital with serious injuries, Victoria Police said.
Fire crews arrived at the scene within three minutes, by which time its tiled roof was fully alight, Fire Rescue Victoria said.
A 40-year-old man was treated for burns, FRV said.
Authorities have not yet confirmed the age of the person who died.
The circumstances surrounding the fire are being investigated and an arson chemist will attend the scene, police said.
ABC has reported that children had been trapped inside the house but some managed to get out.
