A Stratford family had a lucky escape today - they were out in Egmont Village when their Oberon St home caught fire.
Firefighters were called out to the fire at about 11.15am and arrived to see the house fully engulfed in flames.
Fire crews from Stratford, Inglewood, Toko and Eltham attended the scene.
The smoke from the fire was clearly visible several streets away and the fire soon attracted a large crowd of onlookers including a relative of the family who live in the home.
The young woman frantically tried to contact the family, none of whom was answering their phones at the time.