Teens rescued from Sydney fire started by charging electric bike
Firefighters who heard screams had to force open the door of a locked room to rescue three teenagers from a burning apartment in Sydney.
Crews tackled a fire in the downstairs business on John Street, Lidcombe at 1am on Sunday, when they heard people shouting for help in the apartment above.
Wearing breathing apparatus, firefighters went room to room of the second-floor apartment, looking for people, shouting "where are you?"
After hearing a reply, firefighter Cem Dincer broke open the door and found two teenage girls and a boy huddled by a bed.
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Firefighters who heard screams had to force open the door of a locked room to rescue three teenagers from a burning apartment in Sydney. Nine
He said they had their torches on their phones on.
Dincer guided the teens to a rescue ladder placed against an open window.
"I was so happy when I saw those two girls in there," he said.
The teens were not seriously hurt, and the rescue was captured by the firefighter's helmet camera.
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Investigators say the fire was started by an e-bike charging in a downstairs kitchen. Nine
Firefighters have rescued three people after their apartment caught fire in Sydney overnight. Fire and Rescue NSW
Investigators say the fire was started by an e-bike charging in a downstairs kitchen.
Fire and Rescue NSW said the last person inside the shop, a 31-year-old man, escaped before they arrived.
Incident controller Timothy Horder said the teens did the right thing by closing their door.
"By closing their bedroom door, that action is thought to have saved their lives," he said.
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