Two treated after fire on Sydney apartment’s 15th floor

The blaze broke out Sunday evening, with residents in the apartment building told to stay put as smoke filled the building.

Two people have been treated for smoke inhalation following a fire on the top floor of a Sydney apartment block.

The blaze broke out on the 15th floor of the Park Apartments along Oxford St in Darlinghurst just after 5pm Sunday, with emergency services altered by an automatic fire alarm.

Seven fire trucks and 26 firefighters attended, extinguishing the fire by 6.30pm.

Emergency services were called to the Park Apartments, Darlinghurst, just after 5pm. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelsey Wilkie.

Firefighters managed to have the blaze extinguished just before 6.30pm, with two people affected by smoke. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelsey Wilkie.

A Fire and Rescue New South Wales spokesperson said two people were affected by smoke, and other residents of the building were “protected in place” — meaning they weren’t evacuated.

The damage is understood to be “severe,” with an exact cause yet to be determined.

Images from the scene show fire fighters using a cherry picker to be able to reach the top-floor fire, with black smoke billowing from the building.

DARLINGHURST | Update 1 #FRNSW have fire control in a unit on Level 15, building is heavily smoke logged, numerous people have been evacuated, a number of occupants are currently being protected in place by firefighters until the smoke is cleared @nswpolice@NSWAmbulance

— Fire and Rescue NSW (@FRNSW) April 9, 2023

Footage of the scene on social media shows flames visible on the apartment’s balcony.

It follows a blaze sparked by an exploding fire pit at a Newport home on Saturday night, causing five people serious burns.

A 26-year-old woman had to be placed in an induced coma with partial thickness burns to her face and arms.

Originally published as Two treated after fire on Sydney apartment’s 15th floor