Police are treating a blaze that destroyed two caravans at Werri Beach Caravan Park last night as suspicious.
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Detectives from Lake Illawarra Local Area Command are now investigating the fire and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
NSW Rural Fire Service crews, assisted by Fire Rescue NSW, rushed to the Gerringong caravan park around 7.30pm last night where one caravan was fully engulfed in flames.
NSW Rural Fire Service Illawarra zone manager Richard Cotterill said the fire then spread to a second van and the first crew on the scene were forced to try and extinguish the blaze in the windy weather.
"The crew battled high winds, [which were] spreading burning embers to other vans nearby," he said.
"Further crews arrived a short time later and the fire was contained to the two vans, but at least two others suffered some heat damage.”
The vans were unoccupied at the time and no-one was hurt.
NSW Rural Fire Service fire investigators and officers from the Police Forensic Services attended the scene to investigate the cause of the fire.
"There was real potential under those conditions for fire to spread to numerous caravans," Superintendent Cotterill said.
"The firefighters did a great job saving the surrounding property."
Detectives are appealing to anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity near the caravans to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
