A fatal house fire occurs in Werribee, in Melbourne’s south-west, with emergency services called shortly after midnight on Monday. Victoria Police report that firefighters extinguish the blaze at a home on Newbury Street before finding a child who has died at the scene. A second person, a man, is found and left seriously injured, according to police. The incident is treated as a major emergency response for the area, with crews working to control the fire after receiving reports of the blaze in the early hours. The child’s death is confirmed by police, and the man’s condition is described as serious. Authorities are conducting investigations into the cause of the fire and the circumstances surrounding the incident. Further details, including any possible charges or confirmed cause, are not provided in the reports. The available coverage agrees on the location, timing, fatalities and injuries, and that emergency crews extinguish the fire before the child is found.