Firefighters extinguish large blaze in western Sydney scrap yard - St Marys
Published: 11 Dec 2023 08:16am
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a large blaze in a scrap metal yard at St Marys in Sydney’s west.
The fire broke out amongst 500 tonnes of scrap at the Christie Street recycling business just after 6pm last night.
More than 50 firefighters, using 14 fire trucks, battled for five hours to contain the flames whilst employees from the business used heavy machinery to break up the piles of metal.
Three aerial platforms supported fire crews in breathing apparatus as they attacked the seat of the blaze and prevented it spreading to an adjacent hammer mill.
There are no reports of injuries and no evacuations were required.
The cause of the fire is being determined.
Updated: 11 Dec 2023 08:20am
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