Elderly man and woman die in ‘intense’ Wetherill Park house fire in Sydney’s west

Man, 81, and 75-year-old woman pulled from home on Lily Street by firefighters but pair could not be revived

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Two elderly people have died after being pulled from a thick and intense" house fire in Sydney's west on Wednesday morning.

Fire and rescue were called to a two-level home in Lily Street, Wetherill Park at 6.42am.