{"id":479496,"date":"2025-12-30T07:03:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T07:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/479496\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T07:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T07:03:16","slug":"furniture-factory-destroyed-by-massive-blaze-in-sydneys-south-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/479496\/","title":{"rendered":"Furniture factory destroyed by massive blaze in Sydney&#8217;s south-west"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">A furniture factory has been destroyed by a massive blaze in Sydney&#8217;s south-west.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">More than 60 firefighters with 20 trucks were called to a factory between Claremont Avenue and Beresford Avenue in Greenacre just before 3pm on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) said water supply had been a challenge as crews worked to prevent the spread of the blaze to surrounding properties.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fire at a factory.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/c5d197be4b625b5ad251534982c1a8c3.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Police and paramedics also attended the scene. (ABC News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">FRNSW Commissioner Jeremy Fewtrell said spirits and thinners that were stored inside the building for painting and lacquering furniture, made for a high fuel load.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;The fire really got going very quickly,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;There was a large amount of smoke and flames coming out of the building, fire was spreading to the properties next door.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"EmphasisedText_quote__TE6kn\"><p>&#8220;There were also some explosions within the building, and then we subsequently had some walls collapsing.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Greenacre factory collapse part\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/d141c30a7c75f6cd97773d98023904a9.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Aerial vision showed part of the factory building has collapsed. (ABC News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Commissioner Fewtrell said the building had sustained a partial roof collapse with major damage to some of its brick walls, but was ultimately destroyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fire contained, investigation to occur<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">A truck next to the factory was destroyed by the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The blaze&#8217;s intensity meant some adjoining businesses were partially fire-damaged, with the extent of the destruction yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aftermath of a fire at a factory.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/56fa1c429ca237928fb39d0ab8a1e50e.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The cause of the fire will be investigated. (ABC News: Jack Ailwood)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Commissioner Fewtrell praised the efforts of firefighters who managed to prevent the fire from spreading to a nearby tyre factory while they battled issues with water supply.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"EmphasisedText_quote__TE6kn\"><p>&#8220;One adjacent property was a tyre shop \u2026 if the fire had got into that we would be fighting that fire all night,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>  he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;It\u2019s been a great save.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">No injuries have been reported, and no people are unaccounted-for.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A factory on fire with heavy smoke.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/350580188b70836f030d1dc99f813ad2.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">More than 60 firefighters were called to the factory. (ABC News: Jack Ailwood)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The fire is expected to smoulder for some time, though FRNSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry confirmed the blaze had been contained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Residents were advised to keep their windows closed to protect themselves from hazardous smoke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">An exclusion zone was set up by police and motorists were urged to avoid the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The cause of the fire will now be the centre of an investigation by authorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A furniture factory has been destroyed by a massive blaze in Sydney&#8217;s south-west. 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