A fire in a kitchen exhaust fan has forced the midnight evacuation of backpackers and diners in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Police say more than 100 people were evacuated from a building in Coogee at 12:05am (AEDT) on Sunday.
It is believed a fire ignited within an exhaust fan in the kitchen of a restaurant in the building on Arden Street.
Police evacuated about 80 people from backpacker accommodation in the building and 40 customers from the restaurant downstairs.
A sprinkler system extinguished the fire.
Guests were allowed back into their rooms at 2am (AEDT).
No one was injured.
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