Three people are taken to hospital and others are trapped as firefighters respond to reports of an 'explosion' in an apartment building at Croydon on Monday morning.
abc.net.au/news/fatal-unit-fire-croydon-young-st-sydney/101996880One person has been confirmed dead after a fire tore through a unit block in inner-west Sydney on Monday morning.
Up to 40 firefighters were on the scene at Young Street, Croydon, just before 6am after receiving reports of an explosion in a ground floor apartment. Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry said several people were trapped on the upper levels of the complex as a fierce blaze burned below.Those sent to hospital were one resident who suffered a medical episode, one police officer and one firefighter."And, unfortunately, we have had one person [who] has died during the passage of this fire," Superintendent Dewberry said.The person who died is believed to have lived in the unit where the fire began.
"The cause and origin of this fire is being investigated by expert firefighters from our fire investigation and research unit, and we'll be working closely with police," he said. "[It was a] very difficult fire-fighting operation, which was brought under control quickly, stopping this fire from spreading to the other units."
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