A YOUNG child has died in a house fire after a woman and two other children escaped the blaze.
Firefighters made the tragic discovery late on Saturday after they were called to a burning home in Woodstock, about 25 kilometres south east of Canowindra.
“Officers attached to Chifley Police District arrived to find the home well alight,” a NSW police spokesman said.
“A woman and two children were able to escape the property, however, a four-year-old child remained unaccounted for.”
Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters later found the child’s body inside the home after extinguishing the blaze.
The woman was taken to Cowra Hospital in a stable condition, suffering smoke inhalation.
A crime scene has been established, and inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the fire are ongoing.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.