The blaze broke out in Lauma Avenue just before 11am, and when firefighters arrived they found fire coming through the roof of the granny flat, but they quickly went to work, containing and extinguishing the flames within an hour.
Acting Superintendent Mathew Sigmund from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) said this is a timely reminder that calling Triple Zero (000) for a fire emergency can be the difference between life and death, or a building or other property being saved or destroyed.
The Triple Zero (000) service is the quickest way to get the right resources from emergency services to help you. It should be used to contact Police, Fire or Ambulance services in life-threatening or time-critical situations.
Firies stop fire from spreading to homes
Firefighters prevented fire from spreading from a granny flat to neighbouring homes at Greenacre this morning.