"We can't breathe!" Shocking vision has emerged of the moments a major blaze takes hold of a complex at Villawood Detention Centre, forcing detainees to jump out of the two-storey windows. MORE: https://nine.social/fWa #9News | WATCH LIVE 6pm | 9 News

A man has brought the Villawood detention centre to a halt this afternoon by climbing onto a rooftop, to apparently stage a protest. Witnesses claim he had been detained due to the cancellation of his visa, and heard how long other detainees like him had spent at the facility. Villawood typically houses asylum seekers - and people who have overstayed their visa. 7NEWS at 6pm. More local news: 7news.com.au/news/sydney #Villawood #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney

Detainees are protesting on the roof of Villawood's Detention Centre voicing fears they'll catch coronavirus locked inside the facility. Officers from Border Force intervened around 1pm which resulted in one of the men climbing down. More: 7news.link/coronavirus #Villawood #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney