An allegedly stolen car crashed into an apartment block before bursting into flames, forcing more than 250 residents to be evacuated in the middle of the night.
The Toyota RAV4 ploughed into the ground floor of the building in Merrylands, in Sydney’s west, at about 2.45am on Thursday.
The vehicle then caught alight with emergency services rushing to the scene.
Firefighters battled the blaze and were able to extinguish the fire without the building suffering any damage.
Residents living in the unit complex have since been able to go back inside their homes and it’s understood nobody was injured in the crash.
NSW Police are investigating the incident.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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The car ploughed into the building in Merrylands, in Sydney ‘s west, at about 2.45am on Thursday, before catching alight
More than 250 residents of the western Sydney unit block were evacuated in the middle of the night
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