Residents 'jumped from windows' to escape fire, as five hospitalised

Residents 'jumped from windows' to escape fire, as five hospitalised

Four leap from windows in a Cooks Hill fire escape, Fire and Rescue NSW reports. Five taken to hospital.

Residents jump for their lives as fire grips Cooks Hill unit block

Several residents of a Newcastle unit block jumped for their lives last night, after a fire broke out on the ground floor. One home was destroyed – and five people were taken to hospital – with the cause of the blaze now under investigation.