A group was heading home after a night out at their local leagues club when they noticed smoke coming from a Sydney home.
The group of five unidentified men from Emu Plains had finished up a night of drinking at the Penrith Panthers Leagues Club on Saturday, when they hopped on the club’s courtesy bus, driven by Craig Cochrane, to go home.
Inside the home, two couples and a young girl lay sleeping, completely oblivious to the danger building just outside. While three boys were yelling through windows, the others called emergency services. Picture: Gordon McComiskieNeighbours slowly began waking to the smell of smoke and the sound of the young men.According to Sharon, the older woman was the first to hear the boys, but thought they were trying to break into her home.
The family of five made a lucky escape moments before emergency crews arrived. Picture: Gordon McComiskieThe house was fully engulfed in flames in minutes, despite the heavy rainfall. “They were telling everyone to get back from the scene because there were cars inside the garage that could explode,” Sharon said.As the flames got bigger, and moved closer to neighbouring homes, the boys knocked on every door in the street to make sure people were awake and knew what was going on.
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