Manhunt after elderly woman rescued from inferno

Key points

• Police are searching for a masked man after a house fire in Sydney's inner west. An 88-year-old woman was rescued from the balcony of the Abbotsford home, which was engulfed in flames about 4am on Tuesday.
• Four occupants were treated for smoke inhalation and are now in a stable condition.
• NSW Police believe the fire was deliberately lit, with a suspect seen spreading an accelerant before fleeing in a red Holden Astra.