Boy, 6, escapes fire in Sydney’s west after being left home alone in two-storey Penrith townhouse

A six-year-old boy believed to have been left at home on his own has escaped a terrifying house fire after Good Samaritans rushed to his aid.

Emergency services were called to Rodley Avenue in Penrith in Sydney’s west shortly before 6:15pm on Saturday and found a two-storey townhouse engulfed in flames. 

A neighbour walking past the home saw the fire and assisted the boy to get out of the burning home after the little boy smashed a front window trying to escape. 

 Firefighters blocked the road as they worked to extinguish the blaze, however the building was destroyed (pictured)

Paramedics treated the boy for lacerations before he was taken to Nepean Hospital for further treatment. 

NSW Police told Daily Mail Australia officers had been informed that the boy was the only person in the building at the time the fire broke out. 

The boy’s mother arrived home a short time after emergency services. 

Residents were seen standing on the street speaking with police officers.

Emergency services were called to Rodley Avenue in Penrith shortly before 6:15pm on Saturday and found a two-storey townhouse engulfed in flames

Firefighters managed to stop the blaze from spreading to nearby homes but the townhouse was destroyed.

The fire is being treated as not suspicious.

Fire investigators and crime scene officers working to determine if a candle left burning in the kicthen was the cause. 

A child-at-risk notification will be submitted, police confirmed. 

Residents were pictured standing on the street speaking with police officers, with one hugging their pet dog (pictured)