BY IAN CROUCH
Around 60 firefighters are still working to extinguish a massive blaze which has destroyed two large warehouse buildings at Wickham.
The fire broke out in one the former wool store buildings on Annie Street just after 2.30pm on Tuesday and quickly spread to an adjoining building, fanned by strong winds.
More than 100 firefighters battled the inferno for several hours to stop the fire spreading to a third building, with crews brought in from as far away as Dee Why and Mascot in Sydney.
Superintendent Adam Dewberry says it's feared the walls of the buildings could collapse as work continues to fully extinguish the fire.
"A significant concern around structural integrity of the remaining shells of those buildings. We don't want our firefighters in danger trying to get those fires out, so we are fighting the fire from a distance in a defensive mode and it is going to take some time to get into those hot spots," he said.
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| The first of two buildings destroyed in the fire at Wickham |
An exclusion zone remains in place and surrounding residents are still evacuated with the Goodlife Church in Albert Street being used as an evacuation centre.
