Fire and Rescue NSW Orange station officer Matt Jeffery confirmed a fire which caused significant damage to a detached shed at a Prince Street home on Wednesday night is not being treated as suspicious.
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The first truck arrived at the scene just minutes after receiving the initial call at 8.58pm on Wednesday evening, quickly gaining entry, controlling and then completely extinguishing the blaze.
"The first truck was on the scene in just five-and-a-half minutes, when they arrived the contents of the shed were alight," Station officer Jeffery explained.
"A crew and breathing apparatus were able to quickly gain entry and extinguish the fire, we're not treating it as suspicious. The structure of the shed was alright but the contents were largely destroyed.
A crew and breathing apparatus were able to quickly gain entry and extinguish the fire. The structure of the shed was alright but the contents were largely destroyed.
- Fire and Rescue NSW Orange station officer Matt Jeffery
"Fortunately, we were able to save a few items with sentimental value."
That, station officer Jeffery said, was thanks mainly to the quick thinking of the home's neighbours, who initially alerted emergency services to the blaze and played a huge role in controlling the incident.
"The neighbours saw and quickly called triple zero, alerted the people in the house as well and assisted our crew, so their quick thinking was a really big help for us," he explained.
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