Fire crews worked throughout the night to mop up a blaze that destroyed a seven-storey heritage building in Sydney's inner city.
When he made it back to his street late on Thursday night, he was met with a large exclusion zone, with police officers stopping residents from returning."It was two buildings across, where the fire started … but it did come into the one in between, so we have a common wall that the fire was against, so that's very concerning.Acting Commissioner Fewtrell said it remained unclear what the vacant building and adjacent structures were being used for.
The plans stated the adjacent buildings at 7-9 and 15 Randle Street would be knocked down, while 11-13 Randle Street would be retained.
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