Multiple Fire and Rescue crews required to control Punchbowl house fire

Emergency services have cordoned off a road in southwest Sydney after a fire ignited in a suburban garage before nearby residents heard a loud ‘bang’.

The fire at a home in Punchbowl ignited shortly after 3pm on Monday. Picture: Dylan Arvela

Emergency services have cordoned off a road in southwest Sydney after a fire ignited in a suburban garage.

Fire and Rescue crews were called to an address on McPherson Ave, Punchbowl, about 3.15pm on Monday with a spokesperson confirming the blaze originated in the property’s duel-door garage.

The fire extended to the house with the spokesperson stating three crews took half an hour to get the situation under control.

Multiple NSW Police vehicles were on the scene with officers also putting up a barricade to keep nearby residents away from the fire.

One resident from the next street told The Daily Telegraph the noticed the smoke coming through towards their property before hearing a “bang”.

It took crews about 30 minutes to control the fire. Picture: Dylan Arvela

The fire began in the garage. Picture: Dylan Arvela

“I thought the [the house next door] was on fire,” the man said.

It is understood two women were inside at the time and were alerted by a smoke alarm before safely fleeing the home.

The fire came after Sydneysiders enter into a two-day heatwave with the mercury reaching the high 30s in parts of the city west with Punchbowl teetering around 34 degrees at the time the blaze broke out.

Originally published as Multiple Fire and Rescue crews required to control Punchbowl house fire