Woman and Six-Year-Old Girl Die in Devastating Sydney House Fire

A fire in Heckenberg left two dead, two critically injured, and a home completely destroyed as investigators search for the cause.

A house fire in Heckenberg, Sydney, claimed the lives of a 46-year-old woman and a six-year-old girl early Wednesday morning.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 12:40am, where the fire had already engulfed the home, leaving it completely gutted.
Eight people, including four children and four adults, managed to escape the blaze, with some sustaining injuries.
A girl and a man are in critical condition in the hospital, with the man suffering potentially fatal burns to his airway.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, and the site has been declared a crime scene as authorities work to determine how it started.