Two narrowly escape as Sydney home goes up in flames in Baulkham Hills

The house was already well alight when fire crews arrived.

The house was already well alight when fire crews arrived.

A house has been destroyed after it was engulfed by flames in Sydney’s northwest.

The two-storey home on Cameron Ave in Baulkham Hills caught fire about 10.40pm on Saturday.

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A Sydney home went up in flames in Baulkham Hills. Credit: Facebook

A late-night blaze destroyed a Sydney home. Credit: 7NEWS

It was already well alight when fire crews arrived.

It took about an hour to bring the blaze under control and another two hours to fully extinguish it.

Two residents, aged 33 and 38, managed to escape uninjured through a second-storey window.

A log fire burning inside the home is believed to have sparked the blaze, though this is yet to be confirmed.

A crime scene has been established and investigations are ongoing.