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| Explosion in Sydney apartment blows out brick wall and damages adjoining units | Explosion in Sydney apartment blows out brick wall and damages adjoining units |
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| Cause of blast in Lidcombe unit unknown, with one person taken to hospital | Cause of blast in Lidcombe unit unknown, with one person taken to hospital |
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| Officials are unsure of the cause of an explosion at an apartment block in western Sydney that saw one person taken to hospital, saying “there is no fire”. | Officials are unsure of the cause of an explosion at an apartment block in western Sydney that saw one person taken to hospital, saying “there is no fire”. |
| Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to reports just before 6.30am on Friday of an explosion at an apartment block in Lidcombe. | Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to reports just before 6.30am on Friday of an explosion at an apartment block in Lidcombe. |
| The explosion occurred in a unit on the second level of a three-story building. It blew out a brick wall and damaged a car and adjoining units, officials said. | The explosion occurred in a unit on the second level of a three-story building. It blew out a brick wall and damaged a car and adjoining units, officials said. |
| Firefighters said they found one person “unconscious or semiconscious” who was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital. | Firefighters said they found one person “unconscious or semiconscious” who was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital. |
| “They tell me that they’ll be OK,” FRNSW superintendent Adam Dewberry said. | “They tell me that they’ll be OK,” FRNSW superintendent Adam Dewberry said. |
| Dewberry said there were no other reported injuries, and all people inside the unit had been accounted for. However there was “significant damage” to the building. | Dewberry said there were no other reported injuries, and all people inside the unit had been accounted for. However there was “significant damage” to the building. |
| “There are some pets left in the building,” he said. | “There are some pets left in the building,” he said. |
| “A number of … people will be displaced and will not be able to go back into their accommodation due to the damage to the structure. | “A number of … people will be displaced and will not be able to go back into their accommodation due to the damage to the structure. |
| “We are not sure at this stage how this explosion has occurred,” Dewberry added. “There is no fire.” | “We are not sure at this stage how this explosion has occurred,” Dewberry added. “There is no fire.” |
| On Friday morning specialist FRNSW experts were monitoring the building’s stability with lasers, and a recovery operation had commenced. | On Friday morning specialist FRNSW experts were monitoring the building’s stability with lasers, and a recovery operation had commenced. |