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Sydney grass fire sparks warning

Residents near a grass fire burning in Liverpool in Sydney's west are being advised to leave their homes as the RFS battles the blaze.

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An emergency warning has been issued for a fire threatening properties in Sydney's west.

The Rural Fire Service says the grass fire is burning south of Elizabeth Drive at Kemps Creek in Liverpool.

Residents around Gurner Avenue, Fourth Avenue, Eighteenth Avenue and Seventeenth Avenue are being advised to leave immediately as fire crews work to contain the blaze.

Total fire bans are in place for Greater Sydney, and a severe fire danger rating has been issued for metropolitan Sydney, as well as the Blue Mountains, Gosford and Wyong.


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