Balaclava-clad arsonist sets himself on fire while torching Abbotsford home

Key points

• A man in a balaclava may have set himself on fire while torching a home in Sydney’s inner west, leaving four people hospitalised. Police believe the offender, who fled in a red Holden Astra, acted alone.
• A 49-year-old resident and police officers rescued an 88-year-old woman from the flames.
• The house on Weddle Ave was destroyed, and the hunt for the offender continues.