Two people die in Melbourne townhouse fire
Two bodies have been found following a fire at a property in Melbourne's south west and police are treating it as suspicious.
Emergency services were called to Totem Way at Point Cook about 3.40am on Wednesday, following reports of a fire at a townhouse, that had also spread to other properties.
The three-bedroom, two-storey townhouse was destroyed by the blaze and two others were damaged.
Two people, yet to be identified, were found dead inside the property, after an attempt was made by neighbours to rescue them.
"It certainly is being treated as suspicious, predominantly because of the intensity of the fire," Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Kennedy told reporters.
"When fire services first got here it was fully engulfed.
The townhouse was raging, particularly at the front and upstairs... (and) with accidental fires that doesn't normally occur.
Det Sen Sgt Kennedy said one neighbour made a "heroic and brave effort" to rescue the occupants with a ladder but was overwhelmed by the intensity of the flames.
"Sadly they did their best, but the fire took its toll and nothing could be done," he said.
Police believe the two people were a couple, but are yet to establish whether there was anyone else inside the property.
The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.
