Sydney emergency
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- Emergency services
Man dead after boat flips off Sydney’s northern beaches, search under way for missing teen
A man is dead, another is in hospital, and a search continues for a missing teenager after a “tragic boating incident” on New Year’s Eve.
- Daniel Lo Surdo and Jack Gramenz
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- Fire
Firefighters battle enormous blaze at factory in Sydney’s south-west
The fire engulfed a timber furniture factory, showering bricks to the ground as dozens of firefighters pumped water from nearby streets.
- Jack Gramenz
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- Fire
Residents return home after fleeing fire engulfing Sydney servo
Atmospheric testing for gas was conducted before residents, who fled as a nearby petrol station sent black smoke billowing into the sky, were allowed home.
- Emily Kaine and Jack Gramenz
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- Crime
Teen boy charged after alleged stabbing of man at popular park
A 21-year-old man is in a critical condition after the confrontation in Annandale in the inner west.
- Penry Buckley, Emily Kaine and Kayla Olaya
Body found near Snowy Mountains plane wreckage
Wreckage of the light plane was spotted by a rescue helicopter on Thursday afternoon. Experienced pilot David Stephens was the sole occupant.
- Penry Buckley and Kayla Olaya
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- Explosion
Explosion blasts wall out of Sydney apartment block
Two men were rushed to hospital and dozens evacuated after the sidewall of the unit block collapsed.
- Josefine Ganko
‘Very frightening’: Man dead after ‘targeted’ home invasion
A man has died from head injuries sustained after two men broke into his Sydney home early on Saturday morning.
- Penry Buckley
Man shot by police after allegedly running at officers with meat cleaver
Police say they shot the man after he ran at them in a Newcastle suburb and a Taser was deployed unsuccessfully.
- Penry Buckley
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- Weather
Damaging winds uproot trees, down power lines across Sydney
Two women were taken to St Vincent’s Hospital after a large fig tree fell on them in Hyde Park.
- Penry Buckley
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- Weather
Tim and his family were watching TV. Then the deadly storm ripped off their roof
A Sydney man has recounted the terrifying moment the roof blew off his home as destructive weather lashed the city on Wednesday evening.
- Sally Rawsthorne, Amber Schultz and Tom Housden