Two people have been injured after a fire ripped through a home in Cooranbong, at Lake Macquarie early this morning.
The blaze broke out in the weather board home on Victory street just after 5am.
Over a dozen fire crews including and ariel platform and trucks from Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Central Coast attended the scene as flames threatened nearby homes.
They were able to save a house next door and evacuated adjacent properties as a precaution.
A man suffered burns in the blaze while his wife was treated at the scene.
A third person initially unaccounted for has since been located.
Investigations into what caused the fire are ongoing.