Huge explosions heard across Sydney’s west as petrol station fire sends thick black smoke into the sky
Two people are in hospital after a fire ignited in the storage room of a Sydney petrol station.
A team of 60 firefighters worked to control the inferno at the Metro Petroleum in Belmore, in the city’s south-west on Saturday afternoon.
Shocking footage shows huge plumes of black smoke filling the sky with witnesses saying they heard sounds of explosions.
The fire has been contained as of 4.30pm but continues to burn with multiple road closures in the area.
One man suffered minor burns and has been treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to Canterbury Hospital.
A second man was taken to Canterbury Hospital with serious burns. He will be transferred to Concord Hospital for further treatment.
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