Fire & Rescue
Blue Mountains dam shut after discovery of cancer-linked forever chemicals
Forever chemicals had been found at high levels in the dam which feeds into the drinking water supply to around 41,000 residents. Now authorities have stepped in.
- by Carrie Fellner
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Bushfires
Fire in Sydney’s south-west downgraded after emergency warning
Residents had been told to seek shelter as firefighters water bombed the out-of-control blaze near Liverpool.
- by Riley Walter and Nick Newling
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Sydney Metro
Stuck train forces evacuation of 150 Sydney metro passengers
Internal communications by Fire and Rescue NSW obtained by The Sydney Morning Herald show the passengers were stuck on the train for about half an hour.
- by Matt O'Sullivan and Michaela Whitbourn
Sydney Harbour fire threatens heritage-listed former Manly ferry
Fire and rescue crews were called to Berrys Bay where a derelict boat was alight near the SS South Steyne, on which Queen Elizabeth II took a cruise in 1988.
- by Chris Barrett
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Sydney Metro
Firefighter gets electrical shock during final drill for Sydney’s new metro line
The incident on Thursday at a new station in the central city will compound the problems besetting the $21.6 billion project after its opening was delayed.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Sydney light rail line knocked out by fallen tree
The light rail line between Dulwich Hill and Central remains blocked at Pyrmont.
- by Ben Cubby
Fire and Rescue NSW vehicles protest in Sydney
Fire and Rescue NSW vehicles protest with sirens blaring in Sydney
Man in critical condition after drowning at remote Ku-ring-gai beach
Rescuers had to use a boat to retrieve the man from the beach, which can only be accessed by a steep bushland track.
- by Carrie Fellner
Residents reported gas leaks in months before townhouse explosion
More than 48 hours after the blast, Housing Minister Rose Jackson has yet to receive a full list of works carried out at the Whalan property.
- by Anthony Segaert
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Tragedy
‘We just watched it blow up’: Whalan victim was in kitchen when home exploded
Mhey Yumol Jasmin was in the kitchen of her mother’s unit when the building exploded. Police found her body on Monday morning.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Rescue efforts for missing woman continue after western Sydney townhouse explosion
Emergency services are holding out hope that a woman, believed to be trapped under the rubble of the Whalan townhouse that exploded on Saturday, is still alive.
- by Anthony Segaert
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