House fire in Ashcroft

A house has been destroyed by fire in Sydney’s south west, NSW Police say.

About 1am tomorrow, police and emergency services were called to a house fire on McIlwain Street, Ashcroft.

The house was found to be well alight before it was extinguished by fire fighters.

The sole occupant of the home, a 35-year-old woman, escaped uninjured.

The fire is not being treated as suspicious. It is believed the blaze was caused by a cigarette.

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