Croydon fire near Burwood in Sydney: a huge inferno breaks out
A massive fire has broken out at an e-bike shop containing dozens of dangerous and volatile lithium-ion batteries in Sydney’s inner west.
Firefighters rushed to a two-storey warehouse on Elizabeth Street in Croydon on Friday morning after reports a fire had broken out just meters from houses.
Up to seven fire engines and paramedics were sent to the scene as evacuated residents waited nervously outside their homes.
There is a gas station on one side of the building and houses on the other.
No one was injured in the fire as of 6 a.m. It is believed that no one is in the warehouse. The nearby buildings have been evacuated as a precaution.
A fire at a commercial building in the city’s inner west broke out early Friday morning, with firefighters desperately fighting to contain the blaze (stock image)
Firefighters used aerial devices (pictured) to shoot water into the burning building in an attempt to gain control of the flames
Firefighters were seen using aerial devices to shoot water into the burning building in an attempt to gain control of the flames.
Residents in the Inner West have been told to avoid Elizabeth Street, which is closed between Frederick and Edwin streets.
The warehouse is considered too dangerous for firefighters to enter.
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