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In the 1980s is when the aerial ladder platform became an appliance of interest to firefighters in NSW. The implementation of the raised monorail through Sydney and especially Darling Harbour was of greatest concern to Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) as the current fleet of turntable ladders and aerial pumpers were not as effective. Emergency evacuation of the monorail system or a fire occurring onboard or on a nearby building would not be able to be effectively managed by the cu

30 years ago, on 27 December 1992 at 6:39pm fire crews were called to the Hampton Court Hotel at Kings Cross on Bayswater Road. The hotel had caught alight, beginning on the ground floor and was first noticed by staff working in the foyer office. The fire raged through the ground and first floor affecting the nightclub and bar present, with smoke damage affecting the upper residential levels of the hotel. The flames reached intense temperatures making it difficult for firefig