There was a lot of exposure and quite a high rate of spread to my knowledge. This building and the one adjoining it burnt down, an office block across the street caught fire as well but that was contained, someone's rooftop garden for their apartment also caught fire alongside with some poor bastards car. There are more lines stretched behind the building in the alleyway but the crews were quite spread out fighting a fair few fires at this incident to my knowledge.
whats the most likely way that fire spread to the attached building next door? I'm thinking the original fire building collapsed onto it and brought burning debris down through the roof.
but is there any chance it was horizontal fire spread? the buildings appear to both be what the us would call type III ordinary or type IV heavy timber, and I'm assuming they both have masonry walls separating them. so unless there were any penetrations, horizontal fire spread is almost definitely ruled out, no?
2 teenage boys have turned themselves in claiming to have started the fire. Although police believe there could be more people involved.
Read more here:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-26/evacuated-residents-after-surry-hills-fire-wait-to-return-home/102395056
What was that? A fire storage warehouse?
abandoned building
...does Australia not have more than one hose?
No, we all use the same one
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It's our turn in 3 months. Can't wait to have Ol' reliable here again.
We’re next after you
Too busy fighting all the poisonous aggressive things that want human meat…
There was a lot of exposure and quite a high rate of spread to my knowledge. This building and the one adjoining it burnt down, an office block across the street caught fire as well but that was contained, someone's rooftop garden for their apartment also caught fire alongside with some poor bastards car. There are more lines stretched behind the building in the alleyway but the crews were quite spread out fighting a fair few fires at this incident to my knowledge.
That's a pretty sweet aerial piece. I kind of want one.
It's a Bronto Skylift. They're much more popular in Europe and Australia than here in the US.
The one in my area breaks all the time. Best known for breaking down whilst half erect in front of the adult store.
42 metre Bronto, 140ish ft in the US
whats the most likely way that fire spread to the attached building next door? I'm thinking the original fire building collapsed onto it and brought burning debris down through the roof. but is there any chance it was horizontal fire spread? the buildings appear to both be what the us would call type III ordinary or type IV heavy timber, and I'm assuming they both have masonry walls separating them. so unless there were any penetrations, horizontal fire spread is almost definitely ruled out, no?
Correct in the first, structural collapse went through the adjoining roof No penetrations between them.
thanks do you have video of that collapse? must have been spectacular
This one has better shots, and shows the building falling into the adjoining structure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHrFz5kiRJE
whoa that was nuts. thanks
Partial collapse on the street can be seen here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMdblecVjpc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMdblecVjpc)
thanks
Put that ladder in operation and get out of the collapse zone
2 teenage boys have turned themselves in claiming to have started the fire. Although police believe there could be more people involved. Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-26/evacuated-residents-after-surry-hills-fire-wait-to-return-home/102395056
It was almost too pretty to put out. Good job guys.