Officers from Liverpool Police Area Command are investigating the circumstances surrounding a house fire in Casula tonight, NSW Police say.
Just before 10pm (Monday 28 May 2018), emergency services were called to Fitzpatrick Crescent, Casula, following reports of a house fire.
On arrival officers located a home well alight; fortunately, the two occupants managed to escape and were found outside.
Officers from Fire & Rescue NSW extinguished the blaze while NSW Ambulance paramedics treated an 86-year-old woman for smoke inhalation and a 62-year-old man for burns to his hands.
They were both taken to Liverpool Hospital for further treatment.
The fire is not being treated as suspicious.
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