Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews fought a chemical emergency at a waste facility in Sydney’s west.
At the height of the intense blaze, 100 firefighters and 20 fire trucks were deployed around the site. Fire crews were forced to retreat at times as fireballs, exploded up to 60-metres into the air. Gas bottles and stocks of chemicals were engulfed in flames, posing a hazardous materials threat, as numerous explosions occurred.
Two firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion at the scene, one of them transported to Mount Druitt hospital in a stable condition.