Police are investigating a suspicious house fire at Coffs Harbour overnight.
About 5pm (Monday 9 December 2019), emergency services were called to a home on Narini Close, Coffs Harbour, after reports a house was well alight.
NSW Fire and Rescue crews brought the blaze under control a short time later.
Upon inspection of the home, crews located a 51-year-old man unconscious inside the home.
He was taken to Coffs Harbour Hospital where he was treated for smoke inhalation.
Officers from Coffs/Clarence Police District attended and established a crime scene.
The home has received significant structural damage.
Police are now investigating the cause of the blaze.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.