More than 1,000 people were evacuated from Sydney's central train station Saturday evening after a fire started at a Hungry Jack's fast-food restaurant in the station's concourse and spread up four floors.
It took 40 firefighters to bring the blaze under control after the alarm went off at about 6 p.m. The station has reopened and no injuries have been reported.
#central #sydney #fire #centralstation #news pic.twitter.com/VxZrecMs2g— Adrian Vizza (@AdrianVizza) September 26, 2015
Sydney's Central Station is listed by the New South Wales government as a heritage building. The main building dates to 1901 and it's a well-known landmark.
Plenty of photos and video of the fire showed up on social media.
Fire at Sydney's Central Station prompts evacuation. Pic: Reddit, submitted by Lugozi http://t.co/IITvVmNzis pic.twitter.com/kCvPpf0PUC— ABC News (@abcnews) September 26, 2015
A fire which started at Hungry Jacks in Sydney's Central Station has been extinguished by … http://t.co/PvDTphakqE pic.twitter.com/dgDC899U0u— Jordan Shields (@jshieldsphoto) September 26, 2015
UPDATE: Fire-fighters have contained blaze. Fire started at Hungry Jacks on concourse, spread four levels. #9News pic.twitter.com/M5wwrsdIM3— Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) September 26, 2015
Commuters frustrated and confused as fire stops travel plans #CentralFire pic.twitter.com/oCpsLxYk8G— Eryk Bagshaw (@ErykBagshaw) September 26, 2015