Firefighters who battled a huge blaze that destroyed a seven-storey building in central Sydney saved adjacent apartments by quickly hosing down flaring spot fires. More than 120 firefighters from 30 fire trucks battled the blaze at a heritage-listed former hat factory in Surry Hills which broke out in the afternoon of May 25, consuming the building as thousands of people watched on.
Fire and Rescue NSW Acting Commissioner Jeremy Fewtrell told reporters it was “incredibly lucky” that no one was badly hurt in the dangerous conditions of one of the CBD’s biggest fires in years.
He praised the work of firefighters and said it was a “very significant fire” and it was concerning how quickly it developed….