Three men – aged 74, 51 and 27 – have been airlifted to hospital with serious burns after a hotel fire in the state’s far west overnight.
Police say that at around 11.30pm yesterday on Wednesday, emergency services were called to Tiboburra – 330km north of Broken Hill – following reports a hotel was well alight.
“Fire crews attended and continue to extinguish the fire, however the hotel has been destroyed,” NSW Police said in a statement.
Two men, aged 27 and 51, were flown to Adelaide by the Royal Flying Doctor Services in a serious but stable condition with burns to their face, body and hands.
A third man, aged 74, has been flown to Broken Hill Hospital for treatment to serious lacerations and burns. He remains in a serious condition.
“Officers from Barrier Police District attended and established a crime scene. A Post Blast Investigator will attend to examine the scene later today,” police said.
Police say their initial inquiries suggest the fire was not suspicious.
