House Fire - St Marys

Published: 19 May 2021 12:21pm

A brave resident used the "Get down low and go go go" method to rescue a neighbour's menagerie of animals following a fire in a Hobart Street, St Marys residence today.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) were called to the property shortly before 12:30pm today and when they arrived discovered a neighbour had braved the flames to rescue a cat and two dogs after he discovered the fire in the rear yard building of the premises. No one was home at the time.

Firefighters extinguished the fire and rescued a kitten. NSW Ambulance treated the man with oxygen for smoke inhalation while firefighters also treated the rescued kitten with oxygen.

The occupant's pet snakes, lizards and monitors also all survived.

Updated: 30 Jan 2023 09:15pm

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Stations nearby

ROPES CROSSING Fire Station

1a Ellsworth Drive, Tregear NSW 2770

ST. MARYS Fire Station

1 Marsden Road, ST Marys NSW 2760

MOUNT DRUITT Fire Station

81 Railway Street, Mount Druitt NSW 2770