A 32-year-old man who allegedly fled after explosions rocked a street in Sydney's inner-west has been arrested, police say.
Emergency services raced to Wentworth Park Road in Glebe just after 5pm on Wednesday after reports of an explosion and fire at a public housing apartment block.
The explosion forced the evacuation of residents and brought peak-hour traffic and the light rail system to a halt.
Firefighters got the blaze under control and found items that are believed to be linked to the blast.
Police are examining whether the apartment was being used as a drugs laboratory or as a possible home-made bomb factory.
Bomb squad officers removed gas bottles from the apartment on Wednesday, but it remained unclear precisely what caused the explosions.
Witnesses say they saw a man fleeing the building seconds before the blasts.
Detectives arrested a 32-year-old man outside a cafe on Abercrombie St in Redfern at 9.30am on Thursday, police say.
The man, who has a small burn on his hand which is being treated, is assisting police with their inquiries.
Investigations are continuing, police say.
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