Mum and her little boy are put in an induced coma after horror house fire saw neighbours battle to save their lives – as they managed to rescue the beloved family pet
- A mother and her young son are in induced comas after suffering horrific burns
- The pair were taken to hospital after their Waterloo apartment caught alight
- Boy in critical condition and mother suffered serious facial burns from blaze
- The family’s beloved dog was also rescued from the terrifying house fire
- The cause of the fire is not yet known and a crime scene has been established
A mother and her young son are fighting for their lives in induced comas after suffering horrific burns as a fire tore through their home.
Emergency services rushed to a level-three apartment on Walker Street in Waterloo, Sydney, just after 8.30am on Friday as flames destroyed the young boy’s bedroom.
The son, aged about six or seven, was found in a critical condition and his mother aged in her thirties also suffered serious facial burns.
A mother and son are in an induced coma after a fire tore through their apartment in Waterloo as their dog is rescued by Fire services from the blaze (pictured)
The mother and her daughter were taken to the Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick after suffering burns
The pair were taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick by NSW Ambulance for further treatment.
NSW Fire Service said everyone – including the family’s beloved pet dog – were rescued from the building as the blaze came under control by 8.48am.
A fire service crewman was spotted carrying the terrified pooch in his arms as they left the scene with an officer.
NSW Ambulance Inspector Giles Buchanan said the little boy had ‘extensive, critical burns’ and his mother had facial burns and burns to her upper torso.
‘Technically he has full thickness burns which means the skin has burnt off, blistered, black down to the next layer of flesh,’ he said.
‘It’s quite critical burns, other than the pain involved with that and the potential fluid loss through those burns we also have a large potential of airway burns.’
Mr Giles said the young boy is undergoing a sedation and will have a breathing tube put down in hospital.
‘His mother, with facial burns, was hysterical other than being in pain, she’s also seen some horrific injuries to her child and they were taken to hospital as quickly as we could.’
The fire began in a level three apartment on Walker Street, Waterloo (pictured)
Inspector Buchanan thanked the two neighbours who assisted at the scene.
‘Without the two bystanders racing into the building to help evacuate those inside, the outcome could have been even more tragic,’ he said.
‘In a time critical situation some brave people stood up and took charge and I’m proud of all those involved.’
Two other children aged five and nine, two neighbours, and three police officers suffered smoke inhalation and were taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Six NSW Fire Service crews and seven NSW Ambulance crews attended the scene with the cause of the fire not yet known.
Police said a crime scene had been established and an investigation was ongoing.
Six NSW Fire Service crews and seven NSW Ambulance crews attended the scene with the cause of the fire not yet known
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