SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) — Over 100 firefighters were needed to tackle a fire at a Sydney car dismantling yard on Wednesday (May 25) that sent plumes of smoke over the city.
Fire crews were quick to respond but the blaze spread quickly fueled by the flammable materials inside the car yard.
“Very ferocious blaze, we had car tyres, LPG, petrol, upholstery and numerous cars,” New South Wales Commissioner of Fire and Rescue, Greg Mullins told reporters.
Two men were injured during the blaze.
“When it happened I saw the man come out, a big man come out, naked. It’s burnt and he was walking like that and the other man started to scream ‘call the ambulance,'” said one witness.
According to local media, the two men were given roadside first aid and were then taken to Royal North Shore Hospital where they remain in a critical condition.
Police said that they were not treating the fire as suspicious, but were investigating the cause.