Police are investigating a suspicious house fire in the Hunter Valley overnight.
About 8pm yesterday (Monday 2 September 2019), emergency services were called to a home on Buddens Lane, Muswellbrook following reports a house was well alight.
Four people were able to self-evacuate, along with nine puppies inside the property.
Fire crews extinguished the blaze a short time later.
The damage is estimated to be approximately $300,000.
Officers from Hunter Valley Police District attended and established a crime scene.
The cause of the fire is unknown; police are appealing for anyone with information to contact Muswellbrook Police Station on 6542 6999 or to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.
