Southern Highlands bushfire under control

Firefighters took two hours to bring a fire burning in the NSW Southern Highlands under control and it has now been downgraded to a watch and act warning.

Bushfires tore across NSW in October, and remained active due to warm conditions and strong winds. Hundreds of properties were destroyed and two people killed.

A bushfire that threatened rural properties in the Southern Highlands is now under control.

An emergency warning was issued for a fire at Alpine, between the Hume Highway and the Old Hume Highway, at about 5.30pm (AEDT).

The fire was brought under control after about two hours and downgraded to a watch and act warning.

Sweltering conditions and strong winds fanned several blazes across the state on Sunday, until a cool change arrived in the late afternoon.