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Australian band DZ Deathrays suffer major loss as fire rips through Sydney warehouse
An Australian band have revealed that they suffered a major loss after a fire broke out in a Sydney warehouse.
About 60 firefighters were called to the fire in Marrickville's industrial estate that broke out just before 3.30am on Wednesday night, closing roads and covering the inner suburb with thick smoke.
Aussie band DZ Deathrays took to social media on Thursday to reveal that the fire had ripped through their vinyl and merchandise, leaving thousands of their fans disappointed who had ordered from them.
'FYI everyone. Our merch warehouse went up in flames last night so we have lost all our merch and vinyl in Australia,' wrote the band on Instagram.
'Thankfully no one was injured. If you were waiting on any merch items we are sorry, we will be in touch.'
'Sorry to hear. Hope we could do something to help!' commented one fan on the video.
'Bloody hell! Sorry to hear lads, glad to hear everyone is OK!' remarked another.
A third chimed in, adding: 'Devastating loss, so glad no one was hurt!'
Isaac Broadbent, who works for The Araca Group, a company specialising in music and theatre merchandise, said the burnt-out building was filled with flammable stock.
'The building was full of cardboard boxes, T-shirts, tour programs, vinyl records, mugs, hats, beanies. Whatever caused the fire, all that would have gone up in seconds,' he said.
The fire was brought under control by 5.30am, but Cook Rd between Addison Rd and Victoria Rd remained closed on Thursday morning.
Firefighters were still trying to extinguish the blaze as of 7.30am but confirmed they had prevented it from spreading to any neighbouring businesses.
Fire and Rescue NSW's Greg Rankin told Today there were no reports of anyone inside the building at the time or firefighters being injured.
He said the area was under a flight path, with crews liaising with airport authorities and police as flights started arriving in Sydney.
'We had our drone go up and do a search of the area,' he said.
'The smoke is … settled down, it's staying quite low-level.
'(Firefighters have) checked the structure next door and there was no fire penetration into that, which has been great, so they've contained the fire to that property of origin.'
The cause of the fire is so far unknown.
