Fire threatening number of restaurants in western Sydney
Fire engulfs the floor above a Middle Eastern restaurant in Fairfield. (Twitter, @gordonkuzet) Twitter
A fire in Sydney's west is threatening restaurants after it spread into the roof of an office above a Middle Eastern eatery.
Firefighters have had to evacuate the two-storey building in Fairfield tonight and use a cherrypicker to battle the blaze.
A number of restaurants and shops sit under or near the fire, which NSW Fire & Rescue were called to about 8.20pm at The Crescent.
It's believed the fire is burning in an office above Aldhiaffah Al-Iraqi Restaurant and next to Xiao's Noodle Bar.
More than 30 firefighters are at the scene.
NSW Fire & Rescue Superintendent Tom Cooper says firefighters have had to be pulled out after the fire spread to the roof of the property.
"They are doing a defensive attack from a cherry picker," he said.
"They believe it started in the offices above the restaurant."
No people are inside.
Firefighters don't know if the blaze is suspicious.
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