An inquest into the death of a nine-year-old girl in a fire in Sydney’s west has heard there were no working smoke alarms fitted in the rental property.

Miata Jibba had woken up earlier than her parents and four siblings in their Doonside home in 2016 and is thought to have been searching for breakfast when she found some birthday candles.

Police believe the autistic child was playing with them and matches when a rug or blanket caught alight.

Miata Jibba died in a house fire in Sydney's west. (9news)

An inquest into Miata's death has found there were no working smoke alarms in the home. (9news)

Her parents woke to the smell of smoke.

Mary Kpaba ushered three children out through a bedroom window and called out to a fourth, while Miata’s father Justin Kollie attempted to drag her to safety.

Mr Kollie was only able to make it a short distance before he succumbed to the smoke.

Police believe Miata, who was autistic, was playing with birthday candles when a rug or blanket caught alight. (9news)

Miata suffered burns to 85 percent of her body and died about two months later. (9news)

Ms Kpaba then risked her life to pull her daughter the rest of the way out of the burning house.

Miata had suffered burns to 85 percent of her body and died about two months later.

Two years since her death, Mr Kollie said losing Miata was "like losing our hope".

The inquest heard the real estate had been notified of the issue with the smoke alarms, prior to the fire. (9news)

"We miss our daughter very much. There is nothing more beautiful that we can think of than our daughter," he told 9NEWS.

"We are just praying that justice should be done."

The inquest was told neither of the two smoke alarms in the home had batteries - something that Miata's parents say they had raised with the real estate agency responsible for the rental property.

The inquest will look at several issues, including what action the business took. (9news)

"All I want to have is people to not go through what I’m going through," she said outside the inquest today.

Counsel Assisting Stephen Kelly said Ms Kpaba had taken steps to address the issue.

“She indicated she had reported this to the real estate agency and tried to change the batteries herself but did not know how to do it,” Mr Kelly said.

The boss of the agency says he was not told about the issue until after the fire.

Mr Kelly told the court the inquest would look at several issues including what action the business took.

It would also consider whether smoke alarms should be hardwired and interconnected in rental properties, whether property managers should test smoke alarms at every inspection, whether local councils should be more proactive in ensuring compliance and if tenants are given enough information about their obligations.