Fire breaks out in apartment building on Oxford Street

Dozens of firefighters have been called to a fire in an apartment block close to Sydney’s CBD.

Smoke and flames could be spotted from the 15^th level of the apartments on Oxford Street in Darlinghurst.

Fire and Rescue NSW were alerted to the fire after 5 pm by an automatic alarm.

NSW Ambulance was on the scene later, treating one person for smoke inhalation.

Updates On Social Media

Fire and Rescue NSW continuously gave updates on the situation through their socials, reporting on Twitter that there had been “14 trucks and more than 40 FFs in attendance.”

They gave an update 12 minutes later, stating that the building was “heavily smoke logged.”

DARLINGHURST | Update 1 #FRNSW have fire control in a unit on Level 15, building is heavily smoke logged, numerous people have been evacuated, a number of occupants are currently being protected in place by firefighters until the smoke is cleared @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance

— Fire and Rescue NSW (@FRNSW) April 9, 2023

“[N]umerous people have been evacuated, a number of occupants are currently being protected in place by firefighters until the smoke is cleared.”

One side of Oxford was later closed to traffic. So far, no serious injuries or deaths have been reported.

One local told the Star Observer that the fire left “hot cross buns next to Sydney Sauna,” due to the close proximity the residential building is to the business.

Fire and Rescue NSW were reached out to for comment, who reported to the Star Observer that by the time the fire was contained “to the apartment of origin” there were “16 fire trucks and over 70 firefighters.”

“200 people had been evacuated with NSW Ambulance taking care of them. At the moment, the source of the fire is pending investigation.”