Man dies in house fire believed to be caused by e-bike battery

A man has died in a house fire in Sydney's west this morning, with the blaze believed to have been caused by a lithium-ion battery.

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00:00Emergency services were called to a home on Rowley Road in Guildford this morning following

00:07reports of a fire.

00:08Crews managed to extinguish the blaze, which caused extensive damage to the property.

00:13According to New South Wales Police, five people managed to escape the home while it

00:18was alight.

00:19However, emergency services found a man inside.

00:22He was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.

00:25He is yet to be formally identified, however, he is believed to be a man in his early 20s.

00:30The other five occupants were treated for smoke inhalation.

00:33Fortunately, this bedroom door was closed so the fire was contained to the bedroom of

00:38origin but that bedroom is extensively damaged.

00:41An investigation has now been launched into the circumstances surrounding the blaze, with

00:46early indications suggesting it was a lithium-ion battery on charge for an e-scooter that exploded.

00:52According to Fire and Rescue, this is the third incident in the past 24 hours, with

00:57crews now on average battling a lithium-ion fire once a day for the past month.