Residents evacuated from Sydney CBD high-rise following fire

Residents evacuated from Sydney CBD high-rise following fire: At least 100 residents fled a 38-storey high-rise in Sydney’s CBD after a fire broke out this morning. Emergency crews were called to the site at around 11.30am today following reports of a fire at the Castlereagh Street building. Crews arrived to find smoke pouring from the building's ground floor restaurant, Lynn Shanghai Cuisine.
The blaze left the building smoke logged and caused the kitchen's roof to collapse, blanketing much of the surrounding streets with smoke and causing buses to be diverted from the area. Restaurant owner Dennis Chen said he was frying fish when the oil caught alight, sparking the blaze. At least 100 residents fled a 38-storey high-rise in Sydney’s CBD after a fire broke out this morning. Emergency crews were called to the site at around 11.30am today following reports of a fire at the Castlereagh Street building. Crews arrived to find smoke pouring from the building's ground floor restaurant, Lynn Shanghai Cuisine.
The apparent fire at Castlereagh Street. (Alex Vanselow) The blaze left the building smoke logged and caused the kitchen's roof to collapse, blanketing much of the surrounding streets with smoke and causing buses to be diverted from the area. Restaurant owner Dennis Chen said he was frying fish when the oil caught alight, sparking the blaze. Firefighters said the fire was initially made worse by sprinklers which poured water onto the burning oil, the same sprinklers which ultimately helped put the fire out. No one was injured during the fire, however the clean-up is expected to take several days at least.