Residents rescued from suspicious apartment block blaze

Some residents were unable to leave their homes due to the smoke and were heard coughing while on the line to emergency services operators.

Firefighters rescued 14 people, including seven from balconies.

One was treated for smoke inhalation and another taken to hospital with chest pain.

No one was seriously injured and all people living at the residential care facility have been accounted for.

Detectives are treating the fire as suspicious and the circumstances surrounding the blaze are under investigation.