Neighbours rescue family from Perth house fire
An 8 year-old-boy's birthday party has ended in flames after one family's backyard caught fire.
A neighbour heroically jumped the fence to contain the blaze just moments before it reached the rest of the house.
At about 1:30am Rea Morice woke to find her newly renovated backyard up in flames.
Neighbours have helped rescue the family living next-door when their house caught fire as they slept in Wellard, Perth 9News
After celebrating son Cash's 8th birthday, she and her three children almost slept through the danger.
"That smoke alarm pretty much saved us," Ms Morice told 9News.
"I wouldn't have woken up if that smoke alarm didn't go off."
Hearing a bang from next door, neighbour Scott Van Hinte immediately jumped the fence to help.
There's no answer on what sparked the emergency, which firies estimate left a $40,000 bill 9News
"There was a hose right there near the fire, got that and a couple of other neighbours put their hoses over to help out," Mr Van Hinte told 9News.
Today, there's still no answer on what sparked the emergency, which firies estimate left a $40,000 bill.
But the timing couldn't be worse for the family of five - and not just because Christmas is right around the corner.
The timing couldn't be worse for the family of five with the insurance recently stopped to ease the pinch 9News
Ms Morice now regretting a tough call she made recently.
"I had to stop our insurance just to put a bit of ease on some of our bills... but now we're regretting that," she said.
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