House fire in Casey Drive Berwick

Police said the distraught man suffered louis vuitton handbags minor injuries and was helping investigators with their inquries. He has not elaborated on what the person was doing. The man and neighbours woke after an explosion in the garage about 3.45am. Fire spread to the house and engulfed it. Neighbour Will Garner, 15, said he heard the explosion and rushed outside and saw huge flames. "It sounded like a bomb went off," he said. "The whole garage was in flames from the floor up, just coming through the roof. It smelt like rubber." He said the family at the house kept to themselves. He said he saw a man he thought was the father in the family talking to police in the street after the explosion. "He looked like he had no idea where he was and I don't think he even knew what happened," he said. Berwick house fire House fire in Casey Drive Berwick, The father escaped gucci bags the flames but his son is still missing. Picture: Nicole Garmston Source: Herald Sun The scene in Casey Drive Berwick. Picture: Nicole Garmston Det Sen-Constable Stephen Boyle said investigators were probing the cause of the explosion which may have been triggered by a gas cylinder. Detectives from the Arson and Explosives squad, officers from the Clandestine Laboratory Sqaud and forensic staff are at the scene. "The CFA have definitely said there's been a gas cylinder of some sort that's burnt," Det Sen-Constable Boyle said. "The garage is totally destroyed. My understanding is the roof of the house has collapsed in on the house so it's fully destroyed." Det Sen-Constable Boyle said it was too early to say if there was any link between the home owner and the person whose body was found. "Obviously he's just lost his house. He is quite distraught. He is extremely upset," he said. "By the intensity of the fire and how badly damaged the house is he's been very lucky to escape. "He's obviously thinking that the fire has been started by some sort of explosion involving the gas cylinder." Berwick house fire House fire in Casey Drive Berwick, The father escaped the flames but his son is still missing. Picture: Nicole Garmston Source: Herald Sun Detectives and firefighters at the scene. Picture: Nicole Garmston One neighbour said he heard a loud bang about 4am. He said he came out of the house about half an hour gucci bags sale later and saw the street filled with firefighters and police. "It woke the whole street up," the man said.