More than 100 firefighters are battling a wildfire that broke out Thursday in a seven-story building in Sydney, Australia and is spreading to other buildings, local emergency services said.
“The building is in danger of collapse. The fire is spreading to several adjacent buildings, including residential buildings,” the New South Wales State Fire Service said in a statement.
Twenty fire engines and more than 100 firefighters were deployed to “contain and extinguish the blaze” at the Randle Street building near Sydney Central Station, emergency services said.
At least one nearby car was destroyed by the fire, authorities added.
“We are asking people to avoid the area while we conduct firefighting operations,” the local fire service said.
Images circulating on social media show very high flames and a thick column of smoke coming from the building.
SURRY HILLS | Wall collapses as massive fire engulfs seven-story building. New video footage released by FRNSW shows the moment a wall of a flooded building in Surry Hills crashed into the street below. pic.twitter.com/mZeYGg1Kox
– Fire and Rescue NSW (@FRNSW) May 25, 2023
SURRY HILLS | Fire and rescue NSW continues to put out a large blaze in a multi-storey building. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has upgraded the current inferno in Surry Hills to a ’10th alarm’ status, the most serious type of fire.
More than 100 firefighters… https://t.co/nENLlnnTBX
– Fire and Rescue NSW (@FRNSW) May 25, 2023
Source: DN
