A body has been found inside a home destroyed by fire in north-west NSW.
Emergency services were called to Grawin Street, Cumborah, about 45km south-west of Lightning Ridge, about 5am today (Wednesday 13 May 2020), when neighbours reported a house on fire.
Fire & Rescue NSW and Rural Fire Service worked to extinguish the fire which had engulfed the single-storey pine-log building.
Officers attached to Central North Police District attended the scene but weren’t able to access the building until about 1.30pm, when remains were found along with the bodies of three dogs.
Police are waiting on the results of a post-mortem examination to formally identify the remains as those of the 74-year-old woman, who lived alone in the home with her dogs.
The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.
