Huge blazes break out in Brisbane and Sydney as hundreds of firefighters tackle deadly infernos just metres from homes – amid fears nearby chemicals could cause a huge explosion
- Dozens of firelighters battling two major fires south of Brisbane and in Sydney
- Storage shed near Logan and factory in Prestons have been destroyed in fires
- Firefighters rescuing trapped residents on balcony terrace in third fire in Sydney
Firefighters in Queensland and New South Wales are battling two deadly industrial fires burning perilously close to homes.
Officials fear the fires burning near Liverpool in Sydney’s south-west and Logan in Brisbane‘s south could cause dangerous explosions with stashes of chemicals at both sites.
Firefighters are also the scene of a third blaze in Sydney’s inner-city Darlinghurst, where residents are trapped on a terrace balcony on Flinders Street on Friday morning.
Residents in Logan have been warned to stay indoors as the blaze from an storage shed containing thousands of tyres at an industrial site in nearby Park Ridge sends plumes of toxic smoke over the area.
‘The fire has created a thick, toxic smoke which is moving towards East Beaumont Road,’ a police statement read.
A blaze at an industrial site in Logan south of Brisbane is still burning on Friday morning
Around 35 firefighters remain at the scene of the blaze early Friday which broke out late Thursday night.
Firefighters are waiting on an excavator to demolish the building so they can completely distinguish the fire and expect to remain at the scene for most of Friday.
The Logan blaze is being treated as suspicious.
Meanwhile, more than 100 firefighters are battling a massive factory fire in Prestons in Sydney’s south-west, which broke out shortly before 5.20am on Friday.
The factory has been destroyed.
Two employees and nearby residents have been evacuated.
Road closures are in place on Hoxton Park Road and will likely be in place for an extended period of time.
Motorists are urge to use alternate routes and avoid the area.
More than 100 fires are battling a factory fire (pictured) in Prestons in Sydney’s south-west
Source link