Man dies from injuries following Parramatta restaurant fire

A man has died following a restaurant fire in Parramatta last month.

About 9.50pm on Tuesday, June 21, emergency services were called to a business on River Road, Parramatta, following reports of a fire.

On arrival, officers attached to Cumberland Police Area Command were told an employee was using cleaning product before it caught alight.

The 24-year-old was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before he was taken to hospital, where he has later died.

The fire is not being treated as suspicious.

A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.

SafeWork NSW have been notified.

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Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.

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