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Sydney bushfires threat eases as seven firefighters treated for injuries Sydney bushfires threat eases as seven firefighters treated for injuries
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Three of the four major bushfires in Sydney's west have been brought under control with weather conditions easing on Wednesday, as an investigation was launched into what caused the blazes.Three of the four major bushfires in Sydney's west have been brought under control with weather conditions easing on Wednesday, as an investigation was launched into what caused the blazes.
Winds reached 50km/h on Tuesday while temperatures were over 30 degrees in parts of Sydney as bushfires which destroyed one house and injured firefighters burnt out of control in western Sydney and in the Blue Mountains.Winds reached 50km/h on Tuesday while temperatures were over 30 degrees in parts of Sydney as bushfires which destroyed one house and injured firefighters burnt out of control in western Sydney and in the Blue Mountains.
The fires reached emergency status but were downgraded to "watch and act" on Tuesday morning and to "advice" on Wednesday morning as winds eased and temperatures dropped by about ten degrees.The fires reached emergency status but were downgraded to "watch and act" on Tuesday morning and to "advice" on Wednesday morning as winds eased and temperatures dropped by about ten degrees.
The firefighters' union used the emergency to attack budget cuts by the NSW state government saying five fire stations were closed because of budget cuts as the bushfires burnt.The firefighters' union used the emergency to attack budget cuts by the NSW state government saying five fire stations were closed because of budget cuts as the bushfires burnt.
Bushfires in Winmalee, Castlereagh and Marsden Park are burning within containments line but on Wednesday morning a bushfire in Richmond was still burning outside of control lines, according to a spokeswoman for the Rural Fire Service.Bushfires in Winmalee, Castlereagh and Marsden Park are burning within containments line but on Wednesday morning a bushfire in Richmond was still burning outside of control lines, according to a spokeswoman for the Rural Fire Service.
Three hundred firefighter are battling the four major fires and investigators will look at the possibility one of the fires was started by a hazard reduction burn which firefighters lost control of in the Blue Mountains.Three hundred firefighter are battling the four major fires and investigators will look at the possibility one of the fires was started by a hazard reduction burn which firefighters lost control of in the Blue Mountains.
The RFS are conducting about 100 hazard reduction burns per week in New South Wales in the lead up to summer and the spokeswoman did not have details on specific locations of the past week.The RFS are conducting about 100 hazard reduction burns per week in New South Wales in the lead up to summer and the spokeswoman did not have details on specific locations of the past week.
As of Wednesday morning 63 bushfires were burning across the state and 25 of them are uncontained.As of Wednesday morning 63 bushfires were burning across the state and 25 of them are uncontained.
It was reported on Tuesday two houses were destroyed by fire but the RFS said the advice was wrong and the house thought lost in Winmalee was actually saved.It was reported on Tuesday two houses were destroyed by fire but the RFS said the advice was wrong and the house thought lost in Winmalee was actually saved.
Two firefighters battling the fire in Winmalee suffered minor burns and five others had to be treated for smoke inhalation on Tuesday.Two firefighters battling the fire in Winmalee suffered minor burns and five others had to be treated for smoke inhalation on Tuesday.
As a precaution police have asked the 900 children at Winmalee High School in the Blue Mountain be kept at home and the Department of Education has been asked to close Winmalee Public SchoolAs a precaution police have asked the 900 children at Winmalee High School in the Blue Mountain be kept at home and the Department of Education has been asked to close Winmalee Public School
The Fire Brigade Employees' Union said five fire stations were closed on Tuesday and four others were left empty as the firefighters were sent to western Sydney to help fight the bushfires there.The Fire Brigade Employees' Union said five fire stations were closed on Tuesday and four others were left empty as the firefighters were sent to western Sydney to help fight the bushfires there.
According to the union fire stations in Camden, Riverwood, Miranda, Mona Vale and Ryde were all closed and Macquarie Fields, Ashfield, Botany and Newtown were left vacant on Tuesday.According to the union fire stations in Camden, Riverwood, Miranda, Mona Vale and Ryde were all closed and Macquarie Fields, Ashfield, Botany and Newtown were left vacant on Tuesday.
In Castlereagh, where an emergency situation was declared on Tuesday, the fire station was closed on Sunday and Monday this week, according to the union.In Castlereagh, where an emergency situation was declared on Tuesday, the fire station was closed on Sunday and Monday this week, according to the union.
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