Croydon unit fire breaks out at complex on Young Street trapping residents

One person has died and dozens of residents have been evacuated after a fire broke out at a unit complex. 

The blaze broke out following an explosion on the bottom floor of the complex on Young Street at Croydon, in Sydney’s inner west, at 5.45am on Monday.

Six firetrucks and around 30 firefighters were immediately dispatched to the scene.

A massive fire has broken out at a unit complex with one person dead and dozens of residents evacuated after becoming trapped in the building

The cause of the fire remains unknown with authorities launching an investigation

Several residents became trapped on the third floor of the complex as smoke rose throughout the building.

A NSW Fire and Rescue spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia firefighters managed to evacuate 30 residents after arriving on scene.

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‘Firefighters were confronted with a fierce fire from the ground floor unit, with smoke penetrating into the upper levels,’ they said.

Some residents had to be rescued by ladders from their units after their escape became blocked off by the fire and smoke. 

Several residents are being assessed by paramedics with one transported to hospital.

The cause of the fire remains unknown with authorities launching an investigation. 

Fire and Rescue NSW’s Adam Dewberry said ‘investigators are on their way’. 

‘We will work with police forensics this morning to determine the cause,’ he said.

‘The main concern now is the people who are displaced, how we can get them back into units if it is safe to do so.

‘We will work with them to provide them comfort and work out how to get them back into their home or alternative accommodation if required.’

Emergency services have closed down the street with the area expected to remain off-limits for the rest of the morning.