Injured man expected to be charged with murder after fatal housefire in SA's mid-north

A Redhill resident said she heard several bangs before her severely burnt neighbour knocked on her door.

Link copied Share Share article A resident said she opened the door to find her severely burnt neighbour after hearing "terrifying bangs" from a fatal house fire at Redhill, in the state's mid-north, last night.

SA Police said a 65-year-old man died in the incident.

Two people — a 63-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman — were found with serious burns and were airlifted to hospital in Adelaide for treatment.

"It was about seven o'clock, and I heard a bang and I knew something had happened," the neighbour said.

The Redhill resident said she took her neighbour inside her home.