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News.com.au
03-07-2025
- News.com.au
‘Scary': AFL star Brandon Zerk-Thatcher and his girlfriend flee home after fire at Glenelg East
AFL star Brandon Zerk-Thatcher and his girlfriend have been forced to flee from their home in the middle of the night after a 'suspicious' fire broke out nearby. Police and fire crews were called to the home on Brighton Rd at Glenelg East just after 2am on Thursday, after reports of a car on fire in a driveway. 'On arrival, patrols found the Audi sedan was fully alight with the fire having spread to a nearby home,' SA Police said. The Port Adelaide defender was in a nearby house when he was woken by his girlfriend, 7News reported. The pair grabbed their two kittens and quickly fled. 'I got woken up to my partner waking me up, there were a few loud bangs, she said there was a fire … looked out the window and sure enough the neighbour's car was on fire,' he told 7News. 'It was pretty quick - by the time we opened the door it just got to our house, so we got our cats and ran out of there. '(It) was lucky we got out - we just watched from across the road hoping the fire brigade would get here.' Mr Zerk-Thatcher claimed a jerrycan had been left at the scene and described the fire as 'a bit suspicious'. 'It was pretty scary, definitely makes you question if it's safe to live here,' he said. 'You don't expect anything like that to happen.' Incredible images from the scene showed a burnt-out Audi sedan, surrounded by ash. SA Police said no one was injured in the incident. Crime Scene Investigators attended the scene to conduct an investigation. 'The fire is being treated as suspicious, after witnesses reported seeing people running from the scene shortly after the fire started,' SA Police said.
Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Fireball horror forces footy star Brandon Zerk-Thatcher and girlfriend to run for their lives as suspicious blaze only leaves them enough time to save two treasured possessions
AFL star Brandon Zerk-Thatcher and his girlfriend had to flee for their lives when a suspicious fire threatened to engulf his Adelaide home early on Thursday morning. The Port Adelaide player got a rude awakening at around 2am when an Audi parked in the driveway next to his Glenelg home burst into flames, which quickly spread to the property. Zerk-Thatcher and his partner Abbey Whitfield only had enough time to grab their two kittens as they ran to safety. 'I got woken up to my partner waking me up. There were a few loud bangs, she said there was a fire ... looked out the window and sure enough, the neighbour's car was on fire,' the Power star told Seven. 'It was pretty quick, by the time we opened the door it just got to our house so we got our cats and ran out of there. '[It] was lucky we got out, we just watched from across the road, hoping the fire brigade would get here. '[It] was actually good timing, otherwise our side would have got chopped up a bit more. 'When my partner woke me up it was the first thing she said, 'grab the cats'. 'It was pretty scary, definitely makes you question if it's safe to live here. 'There was a jerrycan left here so I dare say it was a bit suspicious.' Seven reporter Peter Caldicott said the couple were fortunate to escape unharmed. 'Him and his girlfriend Abbey were just very, very lucky to get out safely, they grabbed their two cats Pickles and Olive ... and ran for their lives,' he said. Caldicott added that the car was a 'total fireball' when emergency services personnel arrived. South Australian Police confirmed the fire is being treated as possible arson. 'On arrival, patrols found the Audi sedan was fully alight with the fire having spread to a nearby home,' SA Police said in a statement. 'On arrival, patrols found the Audi sedan was fully alight with the fire having spread to a nearby home,' SA Police said in a statement. 'Firefighters worked quickly to bring the fire under control however the car was destroyed, and extensive damage was caused to the house. Thankfully no one was injured in the incident. 'Crime Scene Investigators attended the scene to conduct an examination and Western District detectives will continue enquiries today.
