Six-year-old girl and woman die in Sydney house fire

<p>Four children and four adults escape blaze in Heckenberg, where police have established a crime scene</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/feb/19/australia-news-live-nsw-music-festival-pill-testing-trial-oscar-jenkins-russian-captivity-video-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>A woman and a schoolgirl have died in a house fire in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/sydney">Sydney’s</a> south-west overnight.</p><p>Emergency services were called to the blaze at Heckenberg at 12.40am on Wednesday.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/19/six-year-old-girl-and-woman-die-in-sydney-house-fire">Continue reading...</a>