One hospitalised after gas explosion blows wall apart in Sydney apartment block
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A significant rescue mission is in progress in western Sydney following a gas blast that demolished the wall of a unit.

The blast shattered the wall of a second-floor unit on Clarence Street around 6:30 am.

NSW Fire and Rescue Superintendent Adam Dewberry said there had been “significant damage”.

One person has been taken to hospital after an explosion blew out the wall of a second-storey flat in Lidcombe, Sydney. (9News)

“The wall, a double or triple brick wall, has literally blown out of the building off that second level,” Dewberry told Today.

“Furthermore, the explosion generated a substantial pressure wave, impacting nearby properties and buildings with the resulting shockwave.”

Falling rubble destroyed a car parked below.

A car was destroyed by falling rubble (9News)

Firefighters carried one male out of the wreckage, and that person has since been taken to hospital.

“Currently, our priority is to conduct a thorough search to ensure that everyone is accounted for, although we haven’t confirmed that yet, but we’re actively pursuing it,” Dewberry stated.

“But it is still a very precarious and dangerous situation for our firefighters to move in and around.”

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Nearby resident Charlton said he was having “a nice cup of coffee” when the explosion happened.

”And then I heard these two loud bangs, and then I said, ‘my god, it’s like an earthquake going on somewhere’,” he said.

“So I went down and I saw this whole building come down … very scary.”

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