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  • 2 years ago
Extraordinary CCTV footage, obtained by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), has captured the moment two backpackers were caught in a fireball when a Lithium-ion battery exploded inside a hostel at Darlinghurst, in inner Sydney on October 4.
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