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NSW and ACT swelter thorugh extreme heat as fire risks increase

NSW Fires

NSW Fires Source: SBS News

Warmer temperatures around an already scorched NSW have lifted the bushfire danger and prompted authorities to declare total fire bans in three regions.


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By Themi Kallos, SBS News

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Warmer temperatures around an already scorched NSW have lifted the bushfire danger and prompted authorities to declare total fire bans in three regions.


Bushfire danger is ramping back up across NSW, with higher temperatures prompting total fire bans in three regions.

Fires will be banned in the open in the southern ranges, southern slopes and Monaro alpine areas on Saturday, with daytime temperatures forecast to sit well above average across much of the state.

Thunderstorms are also possible across the state's south and west.

Very high fire danger is forecast for nine NSW regions and the ACT.


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