Nine people have been rescued after fire engulfed a unit block at The Hill on Wednesday night.
Firefighters were called to the two storey public housing complex in Newcomen Street just before 8.30pm to find a ground floor unit well alight.
Several people were trapped in the units above as thick smoke and flames engulfed the building with residents heard screaming for help.
Dozens of firefighters from the across the city responded to the blaze.
A woman who suffered a cut to her hand and smoke inhalation was taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.
The ground floor unit was destroyed while several units above sustained fire damage and were heavily impacted by smoke and heat.
Police are treating the fire as suspicious, with a 30-year-old woman arrested on unrelated matters.
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