Overview
- An overnight fire gutted The Treehouse Early Learning Centre on Juers Street in Kingston, leaving the building partially collapsed and unusable.
- Fire crews fought the blaze for about an hour and at least six crews attended, with crews remaining on scene for several hours for checks and safety work.
- Police have declared the property a crime scene, investigators have been brought in to examine the cause, and no injuries have been reported.
- Parents were notified that the centre is closed and must make alternative childcare arrangements because it is the only large childcare facility on the street.
- The fire follows a separate major blaze a few kilometres away days earlier that had prompted local lockdowns, heightening community concern and service disruption.