The size of the fire site was about 5,000 square metres (53,819.55 sq ft), and it emitted toxic smoke across the city's northern suburbs.
[2] The company which operated the property where the fire took place, Bradbury Industrial Services, collapsed in July 2019, leaving taxpayers to potentially foot a multimillion-dollar clean-up bill.
[4] The fire occurred at a waste management factory owned by Bradbury Industrial Services on Thornycroft St at 6:40 am.
[5] Buildings and vehicles were turned into fireballs and chemical drums sent soaring high above the warehouse as the inferno raged for hours.
At least two factory workers were hospitalised as a result of severe burns from the fire, with one employee receiving an eye injury.