Media Advisory - Factory Fire - Kurri Kurri
Published: 15 Nov 2021 10:00am
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will hold a media conference this morning to provide an update about the fire operation at Kurri Kurri.
The large blaze in a local aluminium business broke out around 10 am yesterday and required an initial response of 180 firefighters and 45 fire units.
Efforts to extinguish the fire continue this morning and a community alert advising local residents to seek shelter from dangerous smoke remains in place.
WHEN:
10am this morning (Monday 15 November)
WHERE:
Outside the FRNSW Mobile Command Centre (MCC)
Mitchell Avenue, Kurri Kurri
WHO:
FRNSW Deputy Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell – Field
Operations
Updated: 30 Jan 2023 09:14pm
Related Tweets
Fire and Rescue NSW via Twitter
@FRNSW
KURRI KURRI | A large fire is burning in pallets of hand sanitiser. The fire is along side a building on Mitchell Ave. #FRNSW has multiple crews on scene and responding from across the region.
11:41am • Nov 14, 2021 - View tweet on Twitter
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Stations nearby
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