Investigators looking into cause of blaze at childcare centre - Maroubra
Published: 21 Jan 2025 10:54am
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators and NSW Police are looking into the cause of a blaze which has destroyed a childcare centre at Maroubra in Sydney's east overnight.
Approximately 30 firefighters and six fire trucks responded to numerous Triple Zero (000) calls to the fire in Storey Street just before 1am.
When crews arrived they found large amounts of smoke issuing from the middle of the building and quickly got to work, battling the blaze from inside the property.
Firefighters managed to contain and extinguish the fire within an hour as well as protect neighbouring properties from fire damage.
The building suffered extensive damage and there were no reported injuries.
FRNSW's Fire Investigation and Research Unit (FIRU) remains at the scene with a Liquid Ignition Detection dog to assist police in determining the cause of the incident.
Updated: 21 Jan 2025 10:00am
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