By ANNA USHER

A woman has died after being pulled from a burning townhouse in Cremorne on Wednesday morning.

Emergency services were called to a unit block on Allister St, near the SCEGGS junior campus, shortly before 7.10am, where they found the top level of the building engulfed in flames.

Fire and Rescue NSW crews entered the burning top floor apartment and removed a woman from the property. Paramedics treated her for critical injuries, but she died at the scene.

The woman is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be aged in her 60s.

NSW Police confirmed the fire was extinguished shortly after, but a crime scene has been established and detectives from North Shore Police Area Command have launched an investigation into the cause of the blaze.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Six fire trucks and 22 firefighters were on the scene, and a Toll helicopter was dispatched to Reid Park in Mosman for a potential emergency transfer to hospital.

One Allister St resident who did not wish to be identified told Mosman Collective he was heading to work when fire crews arrived.

“There didn’t seem to be a huge amount of smoke but it was still scary,” he said.

Another resident said he believed the townhouses were built “about 25 years ago”.

“They are fairly modern homes and well maintained, it is a shock that something like this could happen in our area,” he said.

“I didn’t know the lady personally, but she looked to be middle-aged, I am so sorry she couldn’t be saved.”

Authorities have urged motorists to expect traffic delays and road closures in the area as investigations continue.

Do you know more? Get in touch with Anna at Mosman Collective or email [email protected]