Police are currently investigating a suspicious fire that engulfed the Oxford Hotel on O’Connell Street in North Adelaide early yesterday morning. Emergency services were alerted to the incident just after 7am, following numerous reports of visible smoke and flames coming from the property.
Upon arrival, the Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) and police officers found the building already well ablaze. Firefighting teams battled the blaze, and managed to contain the fire. O’Connell Street was closed between Archer Street and Gover Street to facilitate emergency operations, although it has since been reopened.
The building sustained significant damage from the fire. Fire Cause Investigators, together with Eastern District Detectives, have been present at the scene conducting a thorough investigation into the origins of the blaze. Given the circumstances surrounding the incident, authorities are currently treating the fire as suspicious.
The investigation is ongoing, and police are appealing to the public for assistance. They urge anyone who might have seen anything unusual around the time the fire broke out, or those who may have CCTV or dashcam footage capturing the incident, to come forward.
Members of the public with any relevant information are encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers. Individuals can provide information anonymously if they choose to do so.
Residents and businesses in the area are urged to review their security footage and report any suspicious activities they might have recorded around the time of the incident.
Police and fire services continue to remind the public of the importance of reporting suspicious activities and maintaining functional security systems to aid in such investigations.
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