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| Adelaide fire rips through CBD building, forcing hundreds to evacuate | Adelaide fire rips through CBD building, forcing hundreds to evacuate |
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| A fire ripped through a three-storey building in the centre of Adelaide on Tuesday, collapsing the roof and forcing hundreds of people to be evacuated. | A fire ripped through a three-storey building in the centre of Adelaide on Tuesday, collapsing the roof and forcing hundreds of people to be evacuated. |
| Four people were hospitalised for smoke inhalation and another was treated at the scene. | |
| The Metropolitan Fire Service said the blaze in the Wing Chun martial arts academy off Hindley Street took a team of 80 firefighters and 18 trucks two hours to contain but not before it caused significant damage. | |
| The roof of the building, which is located behind the Hotel Grand Chancellor, collapsed and there were concerns that the facade could give way. The roof contained asbestos. | |
| Several roads around the scene were closed and people were urged to avoid the area. | Several roads around the scene were closed and people were urged to avoid the area. |
| “Crews are currently digging away in the roof up there so they can make sure the fire is thoroughly out,” a fire service spokeswoman said. | “Crews are currently digging away in the roof up there so they can make sure the fire is thoroughly out,” a fire service spokeswoman said. |
| “There’s still some concern that the front facade of the building may collapse. Anyone would see that it’s very significant damage.” | “There’s still some concern that the front facade of the building may collapse. Anyone would see that it’s very significant damage.” |
| The spokeswoman said there were no reports of any injuries and firefighters did not believe anyone had been trapped in the building despite reports of concerns for at least one person. | The spokeswoman said there were no reports of any injuries and firefighters did not believe anyone had been trapped in the building despite reports of concerns for at least one person. |
| The MFS said streets around the fire were filled with smoke and people had been urged to leave the area. Several roads in the area remained closed. | The MFS said streets around the fire were filled with smoke and people had been urged to leave the area. Several roads in the area remained closed. |
| More than 70 firefighters were called in to tackle the blaze with Country Fire Service units also brought in to provide support. | More than 70 firefighters were called in to tackle the blaze with Country Fire Service units also brought in to provide support. |
| A guest at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Molly Cooper, from Sydney, said she was doing her make-up when she smelled smoke and the alarms went off. | A guest at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Molly Cooper, from Sydney, said she was doing her make-up when she smelled smoke and the alarms went off. |
| “When I came downstairs there were fireman and police officers everywhere. I smelled smoke through the whole building,” she told AAP. | “When I came downstairs there were fireman and police officers everywhere. I smelled smoke through the whole building,” she told AAP. |
| “I think I was the last person to leave. I didn’t expect it to be such a huge thing until I came outside.” | “I think I was the last person to leave. I didn’t expect it to be such a huge thing until I came outside.” |
| MFS assistant chief officer Roy Thompson said no one was inside the building when the fire started.“Our main concern was the building collapsing,” he said. “That facade on the front of the Wing Chun academy was a major concern – bits and pieces actually started to fall off in the laneway.” |