A lithium battery fire trapped residents on the third floor of a Punchbowl unit block, forcing them to retreat through smoke-filled stairwells back into their rooms. Thirty firefighters battled the blaze in a hoarder's unit, rescuing trapped residents including Ahmed Rumi and his neighbour. The tenant, a man in his 50s, escaped just in time and was hospitalised in serious condition for smoke inhalation.

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Lithium battery fire traps Punchbowl residents

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