Police are investigating a fire that incinerated two vehicles early on Thursday morning at Orange, one of which was reported as stolen.
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The initial call came at 4.02am and NSW Police along with Fire and Rescue NSW officers responded to reports of two cars on fire at McNeilly Avenue, on the eastern side of the city.
They discovered two vehicles well alight and firefighters extinguished the blaze in approximately 30 minutes, the fire completely destroying a white Holden Commodore and an Iveco panel van.
It was determined the fire originated from the Commodore, with the panel van going up in flames as a result of its proximity to the blaze.
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Police obtained the registration numbers of both vehicles and made contact with the owner of the Commodore who immediately reported it stolen.
The owner had last sighted the vehicle parked and locked on Peisley Street hours earlier, on February 10.
Officers attached to Central West Police District commenced an investigation however it remained unconfirmed if the fire had been set deliberately.
They are appealing for anyone who may have information regarding the incident or sighted anything suspicious to contact Orange Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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