Charges over Willetton house fire

Charges over Willetton house fire

A 21-year old man has been charged over a house fire in Willetton in June.

The Koondoola man was 20 years old on June 29 when a house in Cameron Court was burnt on June 29.

The man has been charged with burglary and committing criminal damage by fire.

He is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on September 26.

No one was at home at the time of the fire which caused an estimated $100,000 damage.

Quick-thinking neighbours in Cameron Court tackled the fire with a garden hose and a bucket of water before firefighters arrived.