In excess of 100 firemen from Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) were shipped off to tackle a significant blaze in the Surry Hills area of Sydney, Australia.

A portion of the walls of a multi-story building collapsed, with FRNSW expressing that there were concerns the fire could spread to neighboring buildings.

Authorities said that the inferno blaze had a "tenth alarm" status, the most severe type of fire.

A firefighter received a minor burn to his arm, but it is not yet known if there were any further injuries or fatalities.