WERRIBEE, VIC. — Police are investigating a fatal house fire in Werribee this morning.
Emergency services responded to reports of the fire at a Newbury Street residence just after midnight.
Crews extinguished the blaze, which had fully engulfed the home, before locating a three-year-old child deceased inside.
Relatives told ABC News that another child, aged 11, escaped the fire by jumping out of a window.
The injured man is understood to be the father of the two children.
FRV said peer support and counselling have been made available to first responders.
A male resident was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
An arson chemist will attend the scene.
The circumstances surrounding the fire are being investigated; however, at this stage, it is not being treated as suspicious.
Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
