Man Rescued from Building Fire - Tallwoods Village (Forster)
Published: 26 Aug 2020 05:09am
Shortly after 5am this morning Fire and Rescue NSW crews were responded to reports of a building fire with person found on the ground at The Boulevard, Tallwoods Village.
Crews arrived to find a gym well alight, crews immediately started working to extinguish the fire and start search and rescue to look for any unknown occupants.
Fire also spread to an adjoining building, firefighters were now fighting 2 structures well alight in defensive mode from the outside as it was too dangerous inside.
One male was rescued from the building and treated by NSW Ambulance Paramedics on arrival, he has severe burns and is being transported by air ambulance.
Crews are still trying to determine whether anyone else was with him at the time.
More to follow...
Superintendent Adam Dewberry from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) said this is a timely reminder that calling Triple Zero (000) for an emergency can be the difference between life and death.
The Triple Zero (000) service is the quickest way to get the right resources from emergency services to help you. It should be used to contact Police, Fire or Ambulance services in life-threatening or time-critical situations.
Superintendent Adam Dewberry from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) said this is a timely reminder that calling Triple Zero (000) for a fire emergency can be the difference between life and death, or a building or other property being saved or destroyed.
The Triple Zero (000) service is the quickest way to get the right resources from emergency services to help you. It should be used to contact Police, Fire or Ambulance services in life-threatening or time-critical situations.
Updated: 12 Apr 2022 04:16pm
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