DEVELOPING: A factory complex has been gutted by fire overnight, with thick smoke blowing across neighborhoods. Gabrielle_Boyle 9News MORE:
A "significant" and "fierce" north Sydney car workshop fire, which has damaged several cars and sent "thick, acrid smoke" spewing into the sky.
Emergency services were called to the tyre and mechanical workshop on Old Pittwater Road in Brookvale, just north of Manly, about 6.45pm. A Fire and Rescue NSW spokesman said 50 firefighters and 16 fire trucks including aerial appliances were on the scene.A Fire and Rescue NSW spokesman said 50 firefighters and 16 fire trucks including aerial appliances were on the scene."Fortunately we have no injuries reported at this stage."Locals were told to close doors and windows and stay away.
Late on Monday, firefighters said they were expecting a "protracted incident" and would be rotating crews.A video showing smoke and flames billowing from the building was recorded by nearby residents.Fire crews are fighting a "significant" and "fierce" fire at a warehouse in Sydney's north.The warehouse is on Old Pittwater Rd in Brookvale, just north of Manly, which is used by multiple occupants.The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
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