A fire has engulfed a multi-storey building in central Sydney with the roof and walls collapsing as firefighters battled the blaze.
Helicopter footage from Nine News showed all floors of the building near Central Station and Elizabeth Street in Surry Hills well alight on Thursday afternoon.
Fire crews were spraying the building from the street and from aerial ladders.
Neighbouring apartments were also being doused with water to protect them.
The footage showed a vehicle on fire beside the building which had been evacuated.
A dark plume of smoke was visible across the central city.
