Man dies after fire at unit complex - Wollongong
Where: Greenacre Road, Wollongong, the street the release names · See the street on the map
The release
A man has died following a fire at a unit complex on the state’s south coast.
About 7.40pm today (Saturday 19 September 2026), emergency services were called to a unit complex on Greenacre Road, Wollongong, following reports of a fire.
Fire and Rescue NSW extinguished worked to extinguish the fire and neighbouring residents were evacuated before a body – believed to the that of a 52-year-old man – was located inside the unit.
Officers attached to Wollongong Police District have established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the incident.
One person was treated for smoke inhalation by NSW Ambulance paramedics and did not require further treatment.
The cause of the fire is yet to be determined; anyone with information is urged to contact Wollongong Police District or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au . Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
— NSW PoliceCrime in the Wollongong council area
Wollongong is a council area in New South Wales with about 224,327 residents. It has a Crime Score 45 out of 100 (moderate), 208th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by robbery (69th percentile), sexual offences (57th percentile), assault (37th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 49.
- Violent
- 1,099 per 100k
- Property
- 2,948 per 100k
- Break-ins
- 316 per 100k
- Theft
- 1,440 per 100k
See the full Wollongong crime profile
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