Two elderly people have died after being pulled from a “thick and intense” house fire in Sydney’s west this morning.
Fire and rescue were called to a two-level home in Lily Street, Wetherill Park, at 6.42am.
“The smoke was so thick they couldn’t see the second level,” superintendent Adam Dewberry told Guardian Australia.
The crew of six fire trucks and 24 firefighters arrived to the scene “under extreme fire conditions”, where a number of neighbours were already trying to get access into the house.
“They knew two elderly people were inside,” Dewberry said. “They did a wonderful job, pulling the door open, wedging open the roller door.”
“Unfortunately the fire was too well advanced … the fire was thick and intense.”
Firefighters located two people inside, an 81-year-old man and a 75-year-old woman, and ambulance paramedics attempted resuscitation. Both people were confirmed deceased by paramedics who attended, Dewberry said.
Two passersby have been assessed by paramedics for smoke inhalation. Fire and Rescue are now looking at where the fire started and how.
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