Two narrowly escape horror blaze after home in Baulkham Hills, NSW goes up in flames
Two people have narrowly escaped with their lives after a home in Sydney's northwest went up in flames, with pictures capturing the extent of the horrific photos.
In the images, the flames can be seen engulfing the Baulkham Hills home on Cameron Ave about 10.30pm on Saturday.
The fires were still smouldering into the early hours of the morning.
Firefighters arrived to find the building well-consumed by fire, with 9 News reporting it took just over an hour to contain the fire.
By the time it was under control, the property was completely destroyed.
Two residents managed to get themselves out safely and were checked over by paramedics.
It is understood the property had been rented out in the last month, with the current residents effectively rendered homeless.
Fire and Rescue NSW will be on the scene for most of Sunday to determine the cause of the blaze, with a potential lead being a log fire burning inside the property at the time.
Firefighters have urged residents to have a 'working fire alarm' with the onset of winter and a spike in house fires.
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