Around 5.30am this morning (Thursday 10 May 2018), emergency services were called to a fire at a home in Edward Street (south) Moree.

No one was injured during the incident.

Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the fire, which is being treated as suspicious.

The scene will be examined forensically to assist in our investigation," New England Police District Inspector Martin Burke said.

“If you witness persons acting suspiciously or activities that seem strange and out of the ordinary report to your local Police straight away – nobody knows your community better than you.”

Meanwhile local police are urging people to take extra care. House fires can happen at any time of the year. Just like bush or grass fires, the key to surviving a house fire is being prepared.

There are some simple steps you can follow to reduce your risk of a fire in your home:

• Have an adequate number of suitable smoke alarms installed throughout your home – if you haven’t changed the battery this year do it now;

• Never ever leave cooking unattended;

• If you use a clothes dryer make sure you clean the lint filter each and every time you use it;

• Only use one appliance per power point and switch off at the power point when not in use; and 

• Always extinguish candles or any other open flames before going to bed. Never leave candles or any other open flames unattended.

It's the law to have at least one working smoke alarm installed on every level of your home and residents should be mindful that smoke alarms can become outdated, most will not last ten years. 1st May 2016 was the tenth anniversary of mandatory smoke alarms for NSW so now is the time to replace them.

“With the onset of cooler weather it is also a timely reminder for all residents to conduct safety checks on electrical items, such as heaters and electric blankets which may have been taken out of storage recently,” Mr Burke said. 

Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.