A storm has caused delays and brought down trees and powerlines across the Sydney metropolitan area, while lightning sparked a fire at an inner city substation.
Heavy rain, flooding and power outages were also reported across much of New South Wales after the afternoon’s wild weather.
On Wednesday night, NSW Fire and Rescue said it had 80 crews out responding to reports of damage in Sydney’s metro area.
The storm front moved from the south west to the north east before heading out to sea.
A lightning strike near Richmond disrupted train services on the Western line.
Another lightning strike started a fire in an electrical substation at Pyrmont in inner Sydney.
Twenty-five units were evacuated as a result.
Fire and Rescue said the situation was in hand but the apartments had been evacuated as a precaution.
More than 13,000 homes were without power across the state on Wednesday.
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