Man suffers serious burns in unit fire in Miller

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a unit fire in Miller yesterday afternoon, NSW Police say.

About 2pm today, emergency services were called to a unit in Woodward Crescent at Miller after reports of a fire in a ground floor unit and an occupant being injured.


On arrival they found a 35-year-old man suffering serious burns and lying on the front lawn outside the unit block.

He was being assisted by a fellow occupant before being taken to Liverpool Hospital by NSW Ambulance paramedics.

He has since been transferred to Concord Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

Personnel from Fire & Rescue NSW extinguished the fire.


The scene was examined by crime scene personnel and members of the State Crime Command’s Chemical Operations Team who allegedly located various items which may have been used in the manufacture of prohibited drugs.

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Inquiries into the events leading up to the fire are continuing.

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stopers.