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  • Body found in Yagoona unit fire; Fire and Rescue NSW investigating cause.
  • Over 20 firefighters managed to control ground-floor blaze in 30 minutes.
  • NSW Police establish crime scene; FIRU determining fire's cause and origin.

Fire and Rescue NSW has located a body in the ruins of a unit, destroyed by fire in south-west Sydney earlier in the day.

Crews were called to a two-storey unit block in Wilkins Street, Yagoona just before 11 am following reports of a blaze. More than 20 firefighters and six fire trucks were deployed to the scene, with the fire on the ground floor contained and extinguished in approximately 30 minutes.

Body discovered

The body of a man was located on the property, and three people were treated on scene for smoke inhalation by NSW Ambulance paramedics. The rear of the unit was destroyed by the fire.

NSW Police has established a crime scene, and FRNSW's Fire Investigation and Research Unit (FIRU) is working to determine the cause of the fire.

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