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| Chemical find in Sydney raises bomb fears |
| 2008-09-27 |
| THE discovery of "potentially dangerous" chemicals after a fire at a unit block in Sydney's eastern suburbs has raised fears of a home-made bomb and forced the evacuation of residents. Bomb squad officers were called to the unit on the corner of Edgecliff Road and Wallis Street in Woollahra shortly after firefighters discovered chemicals while extinguishing a blaze in a unit about 7am (AEST) today. Police have evacuated residents from nearby units until forensic examinations can determine the precise makeup of the chemicals. Specialist resources were deployed, including the rescue and bomb disposal unit, police said. Firefighters earlier pulled a 54-year-old man from the unit suffering burns and has been placed under police guard at St Vincent's Hospital. The man pulled from the blaze has minor burns and smoke inhalation. Inspector John Maricic, crime manager of Rose Bay Local Area Command, told reporters the fire was likely caused by an electrical fault. He would not reveal whether the chemicals were explosives until forensic examinations were completed. ''(The chemicals) could be considered dangerous and hence we've evacuated the area. "Obviously our concern to the safety of residents is of paramount importance and obviously we've put road closures in place to prevent any incidents before the examinations have been conducted.'' There was no one else on the premises at the time of the fire, police said, and there were reports the man's partner was at work at the time. The fire left one room of the fourth floor unit considerably damaged and smoke damaged surrounding units, police said. He said that evacuated residents were being looked after. "We're obviously feeding (the residents) and looking after their welfare and obviously as soon as we can conduct the examination of the scene, the quicker we can get the residents back in,'' he said. "Hopefully today, but we've still got work to do.'' |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #2 Meth, X? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-09-27 09:01 |
| #1 Any Muslims connected to the stash of Chemicals yet? 3:52 PST haven't heard YET.... |
| Posted by: RD 2008-09-27 06:54 |