Fire and Rescue NSW were quick to arrive on the scene, but family members and the police had already extinguished the blaze. Photo: Fire and Rescue NSW.
An investigation is underway after a fatal house fire in Temora on the weekend.
At around 6:30 pm Saturday (11 October), emergency services were called to Gallipoli Street following reports of the blaze.
Officers attached to Riverina Police District attended the scene and located an 81-year-old man with significant burns and a fire in the kitchen.
Flames were extinguished by police and family members prior to Fire and Rescue NSW attendance.
The man was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics; however, he died at the scene.
The fire is not being treated as suspicious.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
