A woman in her 60s has died after a three-level townhouse caught fire on Sydney’s North Shore, prompting renewed warnings for householders to check their smoke alarms.

FRNSW have searched the building to make sure that all residents are accounted for. Emergency crews quickly responded to contain the situation. Picture: NewsWire / Jeremy Piper ...

FRNSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry said firefighters were forced to battle intense conditions. “They were faced with very hot smoke, absolutely no visibility and having to feel their way through ...

Man suffers burns to his hands and face after huge explosion damages apartment complex in Lidcombe, Sydney's west Photos have revealed the extensive damage caused by an explosion that ripped a ...

A woman in her 60s has died after a three-level townhouse caught fire on Sydney’s North Shore, prompting renewed warnings for householders to check their smoke alarms.

A woman in her 60s has died after a three-level townhouse caught fire on Sydney’s North Shore, prompting renewed warnings for householders to check their smoke alarms.

A woman in her 60s has died after a three-level townhouse caught fire on Sydney’s North Shore, prompting renewed warnings for householders to check their smoke alarms.

FRNSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry said firefighters were forced to battle intense conditions. “They were faced with very hot smoke, absolutely no visibility and having to feel their way through ...

Engineers are working with FRNSW to ensure the site remains stable. Originally published as Explosion shatters residential building at Lidcombe in Sydney’s west ...