Four-year-old child dies in Central West house fire
A four-year-old child has died following a house fire in the Central West region. The child's body was discovered after emergency services extinguished the blaze.
First reported 2 days ago · latest update 2 days ago
A four-year-old child has died after a fire tore through a home in the state’s Central West on Saturday.
Emergency services were called to the home in Woodstock, about 22 kilometres north-east of Cowra, just before 3pm. Officers arrived to find the house well alight.
A woman and two children were able to escape, but the four-year-old remained unaccounted for. The woman was taken to Cowra Hospital in a stable condition, suffering from smoke inhalation.
Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters extinguished the blaze before locating the body of the child inside the home.
“A crime scene has been established, and inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the fire are ongoing,” NSW Police said in a statement.
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Child dead after fire rips through Central West home
The four-year-old’s body was found after the fire was extinguished.
2 days ago · Ellie BusbyChild dead after fire rips through Central West home
The four-year-old’s body was found after the fire was extinguished.
2 days ago · Ellie Busby