Hundreds of residents were evacuated from a unit complex in Merrylands, Sydney, after a suspected stolen car was set on fire near the building early Thursday morning. No injuries were reported and residents have since been allowed to return home.
Residents inside a south-west Sydney unit complex were woken and forced out of their homes early on Thursday morning after a car fire next to the building.A suspected stolen car has reportedly been set on fire near a Sydney unit complex, forcing hundreds of stunned residents from their homes.
Emergency services were called to a building on Gladstone Street in Merrylands about 2:45am on Thursday to multiple reports of a Toyota in flames.A car was found in flames next to a unit complex in Merrylands on Thursday morning. Picture: Sunrise At least 250 residents were evacuated from the complex as a precaution and have since been allowed to return to their units. No injuries were reported.A crime scene was set up as officers launched an investigation into the incident.Early indications point to the Toyota RAV4 as being stolen from Moorebank on Sunday.Anyone with information about the incident or was in the area at the time and have dash cam or mobile footage should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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