Two Sydneysiders are lucky to be alive after fleeing their burning homes overnight. 9News
Emergency services responded to what Fire and Rescue NSW is describing as an "explosion" at a unit in Concord around 2am this morning.A man was forced to jump out from the burning unit in Concord."He sustained serious burns, cuts to his head, chest and arms, and pain to the right side of his body," FRNSW said.
He was treated at the scene by an off-duty paramedic before he was taken to hospital in a serious condition."NSW Police have declared a crime scene at the property and are working with FRNSW's Fire Investigation and Research Unit to establish a cause." It's believed the man may have lit a cigarette near a gas stove that was left on which triggered the explosion.Meanwhile in the city's Northern Beaches, an elderly woman is lucky firefighters arrived when they did to rescue her from a burning home in Dee Why.They escorted her outside to safety before tackling the flames.
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