BREAKING NEWS: Tragedy as baby dies after becoming trapped inside a burning home in Bargo, south of Sydney
- House fire in Bargo south-west of Sydney has claimed life of baby trapped inside
- Three adults and child in hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and shock
- Avon Dam Road remains closed off with fire investigators on their way to scene
A baby has tragically died in a house fire in Bargo, south-west of Sydney.
Emergency crews were called to the scene in Avon Dam Road around 6.21pm on Sunday night and arrived to find the house well alight.
NSW Police confirmed to Daily Mail Australia a baby found unresponsive during the search of the home died at the scene.
Three adults and another child were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and shock.
The body of a baby was found inside a burning home in Bargo on Sunday night
Multiple fire crews were called to the scene of a house fire which claimed the life of a baby
Six Fire and Rescue NSW crews, with assistance from Bargo Rural Fire Service battled to bring the blaze under control, which has since been extinguished.
The house was destroyed in the blaze.
'Fire investigators are making their way out the scene,' a Fire and Rescue NSW spokesman said.
Footage from the scene shows a number of fire trucks blocking the cordoned off road as shocked residents watched on.
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The home was destroyed in the fatal blaze, despite the desperate efforts of fire crews
Paramedics were also seen carrying a small child to a nearby ambulance.
Police advised that Avon Dam Road is currently closed and for motorists to use Lupton Road as an alternative route.
The latest tragedy to rock the town 100 kilometres south-west of Sydney comes seven months after 50 homes were lost in the devastating bushfires last December.
Avon Dam Road in Bargo was closed in both directions as shocked residents watched on
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