Fire forces evacuation in inner-Sydney
A fire has broken out in a building in inner-Sydney, forcing the evacuation of dozens of people.
The fire broke out at a four-storey building in Surry Hills on Wednesday afternoon.
Emergency services rushed to Denham Street about 4.40pm.
A Fire and Rescue NSW spokesman told NewsWire that 30 people were evacuated.
There were no reported injuries, or people unaccounted for, the spokesman said.
In total, 36 firefighters were called to the blaze, which took about 40 minutes to be extinguished.
Footage from the scene shows smoke coming billowing from the building.
There was no indication about a what caused the fire, the spokesman said.
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