A woman and her son have been taken to hospital with smoke inhalation after a house caught fire in Mt Colah earlier this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the home in Lancelot Street shortly before 3.30pm today (Wednesday 10 July 2013) responding to reports of a fire. They found the house well-alight. Fire & Rescue NSW fire-fighters have been working to extinguish the blaze. Homes in neighbouring Excelsior Road have been evacuated as a precaution. The woman and son were treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance Paramedics before being taken to Hornsby Hospital. One person has not been accounted for and search of the building is now underway. Anyone with information about this incident should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 06:53:24 +0000
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