Emergency services responded to reports of a break-in and fire at a home on Leonard Street in Bomaderry,north of Nowra,about 10.40pm.
A 49-year-old man has died after his house was allegedly torched in Bombaderry,with a neighbour arrested.
The home was well alight when police officers and Fire and Rescue NSW crews arrived,and firefighters pulled one man unresponsive from the home.
Despite CPR attempts by paramedics,49-year-old Cameron Johnston died at the scene. Another man was able to flee the home and was uninjured.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze – but not before it destroyed the home and a nearby vehicle.
Officers from the South Coast Police District established a crime scene,which was examined by specialist forensic police.
In a statement on Saturday afternoon,police described the fire as"deliberately lit".
About 12.35pm,officers arrested a 26-year-old man at a home on the same street as the burned-down house.
He was taken to Nowra police station and is assisting with inquiries.
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