A HOUSE in Baradine has been deemed uninhabitable after a structure fire tore through the roof and two rooms yesterday afternoon.

Despite this, all attending crews, and the occupants of the home, have been commended for their efforts in preventing the fire from spreading any further.

Calls reporting the fire on Lachlan Street, Baradine came in not long after 2.30pm on Tuesday 28 June.

The incident had a multi-agency response with crews from the Coonabarabran Fire and Rescue NSW and Rural Fire Service Brigades fighting the blaze while the local office of NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service provided strikers to assist.

Also in attendance were representatives from local police, ambulance and Essential Energy.

North West Zone District Officer Inspector Dez White from Coonamble also attended the scene to provide further support.

"The fire was confined to two rooms but it went through the roof and there was a lot of smoke and water damage, so unfortunately the house was considered destroyed," Insp. White said.

"Fortunately, the occupants got out safely. The fire damage was actually minimised by the fact that they were shutting doors behind them as they left the house. They did a perfect job."

ABOVE: Fire crews say the damage to the house was minimised however, because the fire spread through the roof, the building was considered unsafe. Image: Phil Hensby, Captain of Baradine RFS.

According to Insp. White, it took attending crews about two hours to extinguish the blaze. She said despite the fact the building couldn't be saved, it was a great example of teamwork from a multi-agency response.

"Everybody worked well together to achieve the best possible outcome," she said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, however initial reports believe it to have been electrical.

This is the second house fire to occur in the Baradine township in the last six weeks after a fire reported in the early hours of Tuesday 17 May completely engulfed a home on Castlereagh Street.