Explosion rocks Bankstown apartment as man is rushed to hospital

A man has been rushed to hospital after he jumped from the balcony of an apartment following an explosion caused by a barbecue fire.

Emergency services were called to Meredith Street, in Bankstown, in Sydney’s west, on Thursday just after 3pm after a man in his 30s fell from the second floor of the unit block.

A NSW Ambulance spokesman told Daily Mail Australia the man suffered serious burns to his arms, leg and face.

He was treated at the scene and was rushed to Royal North Shore Hospital in a stable condition.

Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry told Daily Mail the man was cooking on a barbecue on the balcony.

Supt Dewberry said crews were called to the scene following reports of a gas leak and the man had jumped from the balcony. 

‘He suffered serious burns. The scene was cleared at 4.10pm’ he said. 

Daily Mail Australia has contacted NSW Police and the Northern Sydney Local Health District for further comment. 

Emergency services (pictured) were called to Meredith Street, in Bankstown, in Sydney’s west, on after the man fell from the second floor of the unit block

The man fell from the second floor of the unit block (pictured) in Bankstown

Images from the scene showed the man being assisted by several paramedics outside the apartment block. 

He was seen lying on a stretcher with several bandages placed onto parts of his upper arm and shoulder. 

The man was then helped into a waiting ambulance vehicle by paramedics.  

Several police vehicle lined the street as officers spoke to locals and emergency service workers. 

Police were also seen inspecting several balconies at the unit block.

Images from the scene showed the man being assisted by several paramedics (pictured) outside the apartment block

Several police vehicle lined the street as officers spoke to locals and emergency service workers (pictured) 

A gas cylinder was also seen unattended outside the unit block with parts of the exterior burnt out (pictured)

Discarded rubbish was seen strewn on the grass outside apartment building

A gas cylinder was also seen unattended outside the unit block with parts of the exterior burnt out. 

A woman, who was visiting her sister at unit block said she heard a loud bang before emergency services arrived at the scene.   

‘[The injured man] hurt his shoulder and his leg,’ she told the Daily Telegraph. 

‘[I was told] it was a gas explosion.’