Thirty people have fled for their lives after a suspected lithium-ion e-bike battery burst into flames at a high-rise apartment complex in Sydney’s south.
NSW Fire and Rescue crews from Arncliffe and nearby Marrickville raced to the blaze at the Arncliffe St complex in Wolli Creek on Saturday at 6pm.
Thirty residents rushed out of their units to safety and paramedics treated a 30-year-old woman for smoke inhalation. Emergency personnel evacuated another 70 people from the building, while the surrounding streets were shut down for the response.
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