After a fire at a block of units in Pitt Street early this morning, Fire and Rescue NSW urge the public to have smoke detectors installed in their homes.
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The Glen Innes brigade were called to the fire about 1am. They discovered that the front unit of the four-unit block was ablaze.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus quickly got the blaze under control; they confined it to the front unit and extinguished it with a 38mm hose.
Nobody was injured. The residents of the three other units left their homes when they noticed the emergency, shortly before the fire brigade arrived.
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The front unit's structure and contents were severely damaged. Two other units only suffered minor smoke damage.
"It's very important for people to have a properly maintained, working smoke alarm in all units, especially in a set-up where other people are living close by, or in any structure where people are sleeping," Captain Earl Sharman said.
Captain Sharman commended the crew. Personnel are away fighting the Ebor fires, he said, but all the firemen performed well last night even with a short crew.
Police are investigating the cause of the fire.