Saturday 8 November

Published: 8th November 2008

Numerous Triple Zero (000) calls were received this afternoon to a fire in a building in Bennett Street, Mortlake. Firefighters from Concord, Ryde, Drummoyne, Rhodes, Glebe, Burwood, Hazmat specialists from Greenacre and two Duty Commanders responded to the fire. The first fire crews found a fire on the fourth level of a disused building and immediately began an attack on the fire quickly containing and extinguishing the blaze. A thorough search of all levels was carried out with no persons found on the premises.