<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two men have been </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/crime" rel="" target="" title="arrested"><span>arrested</span></a><span> after a suspicious </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/fires" rel="" target="" title="fire"><span>fire</span></a><span> claimed the life of a woman in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/geelong" rel="" target="" title="Geelong's"><span>Geelong's</span></a><span> north.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Firefighters arrived about 3am to find multiple units alight in a social housing block on Thompson Road, in the Geelong suburb of Norlane.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Neighbours described seeing "a wall of fire" as the blaze quickly spread, burning the fence and lapping at a bedroom next door.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/dezi-freeman-update-inside-the-police-operation-that-killed-wanted-fugitive/8fd50030-4e87-4358-a6cb-7345a052f96a" target="_blank"><strong><span>Dezi Freeman's final moments and the dramatic police operation that brought him down</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The first thought was is anyone in there, the next thought was how far is it going to spread," neighbour Tam Quarry said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I grabbed my phone, I called the fire department - a neighbour came over to help get me and my cat out. It was just a big shock," neighbour Tayla said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I've never had to witness anything like that in my life."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/geelong-norlanetwo-men-arrested-over-womans-death-in-unit-complex-fire/7ae4dec7-1452-4eb4-9684-581991e04e84" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A woman was pulled from the unit where it started, but was unable to be revived.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She is yet to be formally identified, but it's believed she did not usually live in the complex.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/kid-rock-apache-helicopters-nashville-no-kings-protest-army-investigation-us-politics-news/f7427a60-bc78-4ca1-b90b-95eaafb50359" target="_blank"><strong><span>US Army investigating Kid Rock helicopter stunt</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's just terrible that someone had to lose their life," neighbour Taravali said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Investigators remained at the scene all day and arrested two men, aged 35 and 38, nearby.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The fire completely gutted the home where the blaze began, and multiple neighbouring units sustained extensive smoke and water damage.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Residents will now need to find another place to live while the owner decides what to do next.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's got to be upsetting for the people next door - not just the house, but the units joined to it too," neighbour Kyle Johnson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> Detectives from the arson squad seized a number of items including a mobile phone.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> The investigation remains ongoing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></li></ul></div></div>