NSW:Elderly man critical after house fire

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2011
NSW:Elderly man critical after house fire

An elderly man is in a critical condition after his home in Sydney's west caught fire.

A neighbour woke to the sound of an alarm about 11pm (AEST) yesterday, then saw smoke
coming from a ground floor window of the home in The Horsley Drive, Weatherill Park.

Fire crews forced their way into the two-storey home, where they found a 78-year-old
man in the hallway.

He was treated by paramedics for extensive burns, and is in a critical condition in
the intensive care unit of Concord Hospital.

The fire's believed to have been caused by an electrical fault and is not being considered
as suspicious.

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