Building collapsed, people evacuated in massive building fire in Australia's Sydney
SYDNEY, May 25 (Xinhua) -- A major fire has broken out at a building in the suburb of Surry Hills in central Sydney on Thursday afternoon.
Fire and Rescue New South Wales (NSW) said emergency calls were received when flames started engulfing the building just after 4:00 p.m. local time. More than 100 firefighters and over 30 fire trucks are working on the scene to contain and extinguish the blaze.
The building partially collapsed, while the inferno spread to several neighboring buildings, including residential apartments.