Fatal fire in Hilltops Region - Young
Published: 01 Nov 2023 10:57am
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) experts are investigating the cause of a fatal unit fire overnight at Young, in the state's South-Western Slopes.
The blaze broke out in Stoneridge Street, just before 11pm.
Four fire trucks and 20 firefighters from FRNSW and the Rural Fire Service (RFS), arrived at the scene to find the fire threatening to spread to an adjoining villa complex.
Fire crews acted swiftly to prevent the flames from extending to the neighbouring properties and discovered there was a resident unaccounted for.
They extinguished the fire just after midnight and discovered the body of a 69-year-old man within the scene.
Twenty other residents were safely evacuated from the villas at the height of the blaze.
Several of the villas will remain empty until a safety assessment has been completed.
FRNSW Investigators will now determine the cause of the fire and whether a working smoke alarm had been installed inside the unit.
Updated: 06 Nov 2023 01:06pm
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