Fire prone areas of northern NSW face total fire ban

Hot and windy conditions have prompted a total fire ban across large parts of northern NSW where dozens of homes have already been destroyed in fires.

The fire warnings come after 64 homes were razed in bushfires which swept through northern NSW last week. Source: AAP

A total fire ban has been declared for large swathes of northern NSW, with forecast hot and windy weather again placing authorities on red alert.

People in the far north coast, north coast, Greater Hunter, New England, Northern Slopes and northwestern regions of NSW will on Thursday be barred from lighting fires in the open.

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