7.45pm: A DOG was saved by firefighters as flames engulfed an Ashmont home on Sunday afternoon.
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Neighbours were seen desperately trying to douse the fire with a garden hose just minutes after it started, but the single-storey Mumford Street home couldn't be saved.
Multiple Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) units responded to triple-0 calls about 4.40pm, with initial reports flames were coming from the roof of the structure.
Two FRNSW crews were on scene within seven minutes and called for an additional two units, which arrived a short time later.
Firefighters from Wagga and Turvey Park stations donned breathing apparatus to tackle the blaze, as dozens of residents lined the street to watch.
Minutes later, a firefighter emerged from the property with a black dog in his arms.
Captain of Turvey Park station Steven Beck said the animal was heard whimpering inside and crews worked frantically to locate it.
"He (a firefighter) could hear it, but couldn't find it," Captain Beck said.
"He knew it was in there ... the smoked cleared up a bit and we were able to pick it up with the thermal imaging camera."
Rescued from one of the "smoke-logged" rooms at the front of the house, the dog was unconscious on retrieval.
It was rushed into the back of a police vehicle and placed in an oxygen mask with the help of NSW Ambulance paramedics, before being taken to an emergency vet.
A man, who lives next door to the house, told The Daily Advertiser he was watching the soccer World Cup on television with his son when he was alerted to what was unfolding just metres away by a knock on his door.
"I ran next door and tried banging on the window to see if anyone was inside," the neighbour, who preferred not to provide his name, said.
"I looked through the side windows and saw flames everywhere.
"I came back ... and grabbed the hose and started hosing down the side of the house."
The neighbour said the property was home to a young couple, who only started renting a few months ago.
It is understood they weren't home at the time.
Captain Beck said crews were met with a "well-defined" fire in the roof, which was spreading into the building itself.
He said it took "a good 40 minutes of active firefighting" to bring the blaze under control.
"It was a bit of a difficult fire, in that it was all inside the roof," he said.
Wagga police have confirmed the fire wasn't being treated as suspicious.
6.30pm: AN ASHMONT home was destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon.
According to Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), says the fire caused extensive damage at the Mumford Street property and crews remain on scene to clean up.
6pm: A DOG was rescued by firefighters as flames engulfed a house in Ashmont on Sunday afternoon.
Multiple Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) units responded to the Mumford Street house about 4.50pm after reports of flames coming from the roof.
Crews from Wagga and Turvey Park stations donned breathing apparatus to tackle the fire.
Two crews were quickly on scene with two others arriving a short time later.
The street was taped off by police, as dozens of residents watched on.
A neighbour, who lives next door to the house, told The Daily Advertiser he was watching the World Cup on television with his son when he was alerted to what was unfolding just metres away.
"I ran next door and tried banging on the window to see if anyone was inside," the neighbour, who preferred not to provide his name, said.
"I looked through the side windows and saw flames everywhere.
"I came back next door and grabbed the hose and started hosing down the side of the house."
Another neighbour, who didn't hear anything in the lead up to the fire, said: I can't believe it".
The neighbour said the property was home to a young couple, who only started renting the property a few months ago.
It is understood they weren't home at the time, but a black dog was removed from the house by a firefighter.
The dog was placed in the back of a police vehicle and is understood to have been placed in an oxygen mask.
Reports at the scene indicated the dog was OK.