A man has been arrested and detained on a warrant for attempted murder for a fire that seriously injured three people in Adelaide.
Key points:
- A man has been arrested and detained in Sydney over a house fire in Adelaide
- SA Police say the fire was deliberately lit and the man is being held on an attempted murder warrant
- The blaze injured three people, with one man fighting for life in hospital
SA Police launched a manhunt after a man and two women were injured in a fire at Woodville West yesterday, which investigators believe was deliberately lit using an accelerant.
Police say a 32-year-old man from Woodville West was spotted driving in regional New South Wales late Wednesday evening and was arrested.
He was taken to a hospital in Sydney hospital where he remains under guard on a warrant for attempted murder.
State police authorities say the man will be extradited back to South Australia in the coming days.
A 31-year-old man from Woodville West remains in the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a critical condition.
Two women aged 27 and 28 are also being treated for minor injuries.
Police say the people involved know each other and it was not a random attack.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
