Crime Scene: Seven hospitalised after Junee house fire

A CRIME scene has been declared and seven people have been taken to hospital following a fire that destroyed a family home in Junee on Tuesday morning.

Emergency services were called to the blaze in Marquis Street about 8.20am, with crews arriving to find flames coming from the rear of a small single-storey dwelling.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews from Junee and Coolamon, supported by local NSW Rural Fire Service units, worked to bring the fire under control and prevent it from spreading to neighbouring properties.

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Photo: © The Junee Bulletin

Local RFS crews were first to arrive and began attacking the blaze from the outside before Fire and Rescue NSW crews arrived and entered the home through the rear.

Once inside, it’s understood crews located several smaller fires spread throughout the house.

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FRNSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry told The Junee Bulletin that six people managed to evacuate the home before firefighters arrived.

The incident sparked a significant multi-agency response, with NSW Ambulance dispatching seven vehicles to the scene.

Officers from the Riverina Police District, including detectives, also attended.

Photo: © The Junee Bulletin

Photo: © The Junee Bulletin

A NSW Police spokesperson confirmed seven occupants in total were transported to hospital.

“While there were no injuries reported, seven occupants — a 66-year-old man, a 38-year-old woman, a 14-year-old boy, two children and two toddlers — were taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital as a precaution,” the spokesperson said.

A NSW Ambulance spokesperson said the teenage boy was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.

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The blaze was extinguished shortly after 9am, however the home suffered extensive internal damage.

“The house has been destroyed,” Superintendent Dewberry said.

It is not yet known how the fire started.

A crime scene has been established and officers from the Riverina Police District are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.