(RARE UNITS) Emergency Services Responding to and on Scene at 10TH ALARM FIRE | Randle St, Sydney

Agency/Agencies: Fire & Rescue NSW, NSW Police Force, NSW Ambulance
Unit/s: Included in Video
Incident/s: 10th Alarm Structure Fire
Filming Location: Elizabeth St, Sydney
Filming Date/Time: ~5:00pm, 25/05/2023

Notes:
At approximately 4pm on 25/05/2023, Fire & Rescue NSW responded to reports of a structure fire on Randle St, in the inner-Sydney neighbourhood of Surry Hills. Upon arrival, they encountered a fire that was rapidly spreading from the 3rd floor through the entire building. Thick, black smoke quickly filled the air, with the flames so intense that a wall spectacularly collapsed onto the street below and a nearby parked car was spontaneously set alight. More than 100 firefighters from 20 stations across the city were mobilised to fight the fire, while residents and office workers were hastily evacuated from nearby buildings. It was not until around 6pm that firefighters announced the blaze had been successfully contained.

In the days afterwards, crews remained on scene to extinguish spot fires and monitor the building, which was threatening to collapse. A major investigation into the cause of the blaze is now underway, involving NSW Police arson detectives and FRNSW fire investigators.