‘Lucky to escape’: Residents forced to flee following suspicious house fire in Melbourne’s north-west

Detectives are investigating after a suspicious housefire in Gladstone Park this morning.

Victoria Police Sergeant Julie-Anne Newman has told Ross and Rus that three adults and four children were forced to vacate the property, which was fully engulfed in flames around 4:30 this morning.

Press PLAY to hear the full details of the blaze

Image: Nine News