'Thick,black smoke everywhere':possible river contamination following Sydney factory fire

'Thick,black smoke everywhere':possible river contamination following Sydney factory fire

The factory fire that blanketed Sydney's sky and caused the evacuation of 100 residents may also have led to a products spilling into the Georges River.

  • byLaura Chung andJenny Noyes

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Two dead after motorbike crash in Sydney's south

Two dead after motorbike crash in Sydney's south

Motorists have been warned of delays while police investigate the crash site.

Man charged following crash that killed 12-year-old boy in Hurstville

Man charged following crash that killed 12-year-old boy in Hurstville

The 36-year-old driver of the Corolla that struck and killed a young boy has been hit with several charges,including manslaughter.

  • byEsther Han
Boy,12,dies after being hit by car outside Sydney school

Boy,12,dies after being hit by car outside Sydney school

A police spokeswoman said a child was hit and trapped by a car after it crashed and rolled outside Hurstville Public School.

  • byJenny Noyes
'The heat was crazy':North shore fire destroys family home

'The heat was crazy':North shore fire destroys family home

A fire on Sydney’s north shore has destroyed a family's home and caused nearby properties to be evacuated.

  • byLaura Chung
Elderly man dies after Dover Heights house fire

Elderly man dies after Dover Heights house fire

A 90-year-old man has died in hospital after a major blaze at his home in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

  • byJenny Noyes
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Residents forced to leave flooded homes after water main bursts in Sydney's west

Residents forced to leave flooded homes after water main bursts in Sydney's west

Water is being pumped from the streets at Kingswood into a nearby retention basin as emergency services sandbag homes.

  • bySarah Muller
Sydney CBD street closed over fears glass pane could fall from building

Sydney CBD street closed over fears glass pane could fall from building

Emergency services closed part of a busy CBD street over fears a"bulging"pane of glass could fall from the 18th floor of a building on Friday.

  • byJenny Noyes andLaura Chung
Firefighters who helped stop CBD stabbing rescue man from burning home

Firefighters who helped stop CBD stabbing rescue man from burning home

The firefighters lauded as heroes after they helped to stop the recent deadly CBD stabbing rampage have saved another life.

  • byJenny Noyes
Construction worker dies after'avoidable'fall from site in Sydney's west

Construction worker dies after'avoidable'fall from site in Sydney's west

It's believed the man in his 30s fell five storeys from the building under construction in Jordan Springs,near Penrith.

  • byJenny Noyes andLaura Chung
Woman hospitalised after Coogee boarding house gutted by intense fire

Woman hospitalised after Coogee boarding house gutted by intense fire

Residents of a boarding house in Sydney's eastern suburbs have had an"incredibly lucky"escape,with one woman in hospital for burns after an intense fire ripped through the building.

  • byJenny Noyes