Blaze Destroys $24 Million Mansion Owned by Chinese Businessman
An enormous fire ravaged a A$24 million (US$16.35 million) waterfront mansion in Australia’s Sydney owned by a Chinese real estate mogul.
Firefighters were called to the Cliff Road home in the lower north shore suburb of Northwood around 11:50 p.m. on Saturday to find the six-bedroom property alight, with only the roof structure remaining.
The blaze was “quite apocalyptic” and raged for about 40 to 50 minutes, a witness told local media Nine News.
Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) described the house as “completely destroyed.”
“More than 50 firefighters took just under an hour to control the fire, which had engulfed the home, causing the roof and other parts of the home to collapse,” a spokesperson said in a statement….