Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a large fire that caused a building to collapse this afternoon at Auburn.
16 fire trucks and around 50 firefighters rushed to the Provincial Street property just before 3pm today and found the building at the rear of a church engulfed in fire.
Firefighters, wearing breathing apparatus, entered the building to search for occupants but were forced back by the intense heat and flames.
A short time later, the weatherboard and iron building collapsed.
Crews have contained the fire, preventing it from spreading to adjacent units, a home and community building.
Contrary to earlier reports, the church was not impacted.
There are no reports of injuries or anyone unaccounted for at this stage.
Motorists are urged to avoid the area.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.