Explosion in Sydney apartment blows out brick wall and damages adjoining units
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to reports ust before 6.30am of the explosion at an apartment block in Lidcombe. There was an explosion in a unit on the second level of a three-story building that blew out a brick wall, damaged a car and caused damage to adjoining units in the structure, officials said.
Firefighters found one person they described as 'unconscious or semiconscious' who was rescued, treated by paramedics and taken to an area hospital for treatment.
'They tell me that they'll be ok,' FRNSW superintendent Adam Dewberry said.
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Dewberry said there were no other reported injuries at this stage, and all people inside the unit had been accounted for. But there was 'significant damage' to the building, he said.
'There are some pets left in the building,' he said.
'A number of … people will be displaced and will not be able to go back into their accommodation due to the damage to the structure.'
'We are not sure at this stage how this explosion has occurred,' Dewberry added. 'There is no fire.'
Specialist FRNSW experts on scene on Friday morning were monitoring the building's stability with lasers, and a recovery operation had commenced.
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