Two men are in hospital with burns after they were injured in a fire at a western Sydney factory.
The blaze has been contained but it continues to burn in the middle of the factory on Highgate St in Auburn, Superintendent Ian Krimmer from Fire and Rescue NSW says.
"There are fears one of the walls might collapse and that's preventing us from going inside," he said.
One of the injured men, aged in his 50s, suffered serious burns to his hands and face and was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital.
Firefighters inside the factory (NSW Fire and Rescue) Source: Fire & Rescue NSW
The other, aged in his 20s, is being treated for burns to his hands and arms at Westmead Hospital.
About 100 people were evacuated from the single-storey factory and neighbouring businesses when the blaze broke out on Wednesday afternoon.
The factory contained plastic, cardboard and timber.
Supt Krimmer said crews had stopped the fire from spreading to a neighbouring factory.
At least 70 firefighters will remain at the scene till the blaze is extinguished.
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