Mother and four children escape Perth house fire before roof collapses
A woman and her four children have managed to escape a fire before it engulfed their entire home, destroying everything inside.
The blaze broke out in the Perth suburb of Rockingham just after 1.30pm today and fire crews quickly blocked off surrounding streets.
Windows of the home shattered, the roof completely collapsed and dozens of firefighters worked to bring the blaze under control.
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A huge blaze broke out a home in the Perth suburb of Rockingham. 9News
A mother and her four children managed to escape the house before it was completely engulfed. 9News
"I thought it was a truck on fire, but when I came out it was a house, it was huge," one neighbour told 9News.
"Just glass and popping and explosions."
The mother, aged in her 30s, was treated for smoke inhalation but was otherwise unharmed.
An investigation into the cause of the blaze is under way.
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