Watch: Moment huge fireball destroys Sydney waste facility
A fire at a waste facility in western Sydney, Australia, required over 200 firefighters to respond late on Saturday evening. The blaze was reported to have caused an explosion that blew a chemical tank into the air, resulting in chunks of concrete blocks raining down on first responders.

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AI-generatedA fire at a waste facility in western Sydney, Australia, required over 200 firefighters to respond late on Saturday evening. The blaze was reported to have caused an explosion that blew a chemical tank into the air, resulting in chunks of concrete blocks raining down on first responders. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries to their hands while battling the fire, which was expected to continue burning throughout Sunday. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. Firefighters from Fire and Rescue NSW were called to the scene, where they worked to contain the blaze. No further information on the incident's cause or extent has been released at this time.
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Model · rule-basedKey claims
10 extractedIt was not known what caused the fire.
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries to their hands.
Chunks of "fist-sized concrete blocks" rained down on first responders.
A chemical tank was blown into the air by the resulting explosion.
More than 200 firefighters were called to tackle a fire in western Sydney.
The cause of the fire was not known.
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries to their hands.
A chemical tank was blown into the air by the explosion.
More than 200 firefighters were called to tackle the fire.
A waste facility in western Sydney caught fire late Saturday evening.