Working smoke alarm helps residents flee townhouse fire - Auburn
Published: 09 Nov 2023 12:53pm
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is crediting a smoke alarm for saving the lives of two people as fire engulfed a townhouse at Auburn, in Sydney's west.
Around 20 firefighters and six fire trucks responded to the blaze which broke out on Park Road, near York Street, just before 6am today.
Flames consumed the upper-level of the two-storey home, burning so intensely they caused the roof and walls to collapse.
A woman inside the home was alerted to the emergency by a working smoke alarm and was able to wake the other resident.
They made it out safely, without injury.
FRNSW crews battled for almost an hour to contain the fire, preventing it from spreading to four adjoining townhouses within the complex.
The neighbours were evacuated from their homes as a precaution.
The fire was extinguished by 7:30am; however, crews remained on-scene for several hours to douse hotspots.
The townhouse was destroyed by the blaze.
Experts from FRNSW's Fire Investigation and Research Unit (FIRU) are working to establish precisely where and how the fire started.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Additional images from the Auburn scene are available via the FRNSW website. Video, including footage captured by FRNSW's Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), can be downloaded here - https://vimeo.com/882686915/249cd5b284 [external link]
Updated: 09 Nov 2023 12:56pm
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