Officials are unsure of the cause of an explosion at an apartment block in western Sydney that saw one person taken to hospital, saying “there is no fire”.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to reports just before 6.30am on Friday of an explosion at an apartment block in Lidcombe.
The explosion occurred in a unit on the second level of a three-story building. It blew out a brick wall and damaged a car and adjoining units, officials said.
Firefighters said they found one person “unconscious or semiconscious” who was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital.
“They tell me that they’ll be OK,” FRNSW superintendent Adam Dewberry said.
Dewberry said there were no other reported injuries, and all people inside the unit had been accounted for. However there was “significant damage” to the building.
“There are some pets left in the building,” he said.
“A number of … people will be displaced and will not be able to go back into their accommodation due to the damage to the structure.
“We are not sure at this stage how this explosion has occurred,” Dewberry added. “There is no fire.”
On Friday morning specialist FRNSW experts were monitoring the building’s stability with lasers, and a recovery operation had commenced.
