Lalor Park fire: Man charged with murder after fatal house fire that killed three children

A 28-year-old man has been charged with murder following a fatal house fire in Sydney’s west over the weekend that killed three young children.

Children aged six, two and five months died in the fire at Lalor Park in Sydney’s west early on Sunday.

Neighbours and emergency services arrived at the blaze at around 1am on Sunday and rescued two children, aged two and six, but they died a short time later.

The body of a five-month-old girl was found inside the house after firefighters extinguished the blaze.