Woman dies after house fire at Miranda

A woman has died following a house fire in the Sutherland Shire last month.

About 1.10am on Friday 19 May 2023, emergency services responded to reports of a fire at a home on Montgomery Street, Miranda.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated a 64-year-old woman for burns before taking her to Royal North Shore Hospital in a serious condition.

Minor damage was contained to a bedroom.

Officers from Sutherland Police Area Command established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The cause of the fire is not being treated as suspicious.

Around 2.30pm yesterday (Saturday 3 June 2023), police were informed the 64-year-old woman died in hospital.

A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.

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