A major fire tore through a home in Taylors Lakes on the evening of Friday 20 February.
Crews arrived at the Australia Drive place at 7.30pm, within five minutes, to find a residential garage fully ablaze and spreading to the attached double storey house.
Firefighters located one resident, an elderly male occupant, who was brought to safety but who suffered burns to his face.
An elderly female was able to evacuate without injury.
Firefighters undertook an aggressive attack but were unable to stop the fire from fully engulfing the home.
The fire was declared under control at 7.52pm, 22 minutes after crews arrived on scene.
The house has sustained significant damage.
















