House fire in Orange in central-west NSW leaves one dead and three in hospital

Harrowing video as a rescued child is heard screaming when a house goes up in flames leaving one person dead and three injured

  • Incident occurred in Orange, central-west NSW
  • House was engulfed in flames at 5.45am Saturday
  • Woman dead, three others injured in the blaze 

A woman has died while a man and two children have been rushed to hospital after a horror house fire in central-west NSW, sparking harrowing scenes.

Emergency services were called to the family home on Pimpala Place, Orange about 5.45am on Saturday and arrived to find the house engulfed in flames.

A man escaped the blaze but suffered burns while trying to re-enter the home to rescue two children and a woman still trapped inside 

Firefighters entered the home and rescued two children who were pulled outside.

Harrowing young cries can be heard as the children were treated by paramedics in the street for smoke inhalation.

Paramedics treated two children rescued from the burning home in Orange before they were taken to hospital

The children were taken to Orange Base Hospital, along with the man who suffered burns.

Firefighters located a woman in a front room of the home a short time later but she was unable to be revived.

All four are from the same family, police have confirmed.

The house has sustained extensive damage with broken window glass strewn across the street.

Black smoke billowed from the home as horrified neighbours watched on from the street.

A pram was seen in the front yard of the home. 

The body of a woman was found in the front room of the burning home (pictured)

The body of a woman was found in the front room of the burning home (pictured)

Police  and fire investigators are still unable to enter the gutted home

Police  and fire investigators are still unable to enter the gutted home

A crime scene has been established as an investigation was launched

Specialist fire investigators and police will enter the home when it is deemed safe.

It’s not yet known what sparked the blaze. 

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

A woman is dead and three others are in hospital after the horror house fire (scene pictured)

A woman is dead and three others are in hospital after the horror house fire (scene pictured)

The blaze caused extensive damage to the home in Orange (pictured)

The blaze caused extensive damage to the home in Orange (pictured)  

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