A house has been destroyed in an early-morning inferno that triggered a major emergency response in Perth’s north.
Emergency crews were called to Ballajura where a fire was surging through a residential home about 4am on Monday.
The house was completely taken over by fire by the time DFES crews arrived, with St John Ambulance also responding and treating a man in his 40s.
Two adults and two children were home at the time but managed to evacuate in time.
An electrical fault with a heater has been blamed for causing the fire.
A St John Ambulance spokesperson said one crew was deployed and took a man to Joondalup Health Campus. He is being treated for smoke inhalation
A section of the home’s roof collapsed in the fire.
It is not yet known what caused the fire.
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