Adelaide man accused of setting Hackam West house on fire with three children inside
A 57-year-old man has been accused of setting a house on fire in Adelaide’s south while a woman was inside with her three children.
South Australia Police charged the man with arson and four counts of endangering life after being called to a domestic disturbance at the property in Hackham West at 4.20pm on Sunday.
Emergency services arrived to find the front door alight and quickly extinguished the blaze, police said.
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There were no injuries as a result of the fire.
The accused appeared in the Christies Beach Magistrates Court on Monday, where he was remanded in custody.
He will next appear in court in October.
