AUSTRALIA FIRES_ Sydney suburbs at risk: Massive bushfire threatens Sydney’s west

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Sydney suburbs at risk: Massive bushfire threatens Sydney’s west

An out of control fire is threatening to jump containment lines and burn through suburban Sydney, putting property at risk.

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January 4, 2020 3:00pm

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Water bombing aircraft battle the Green Wattle Creek Fire as it threatens homes in the south west of Sydney. Picture: AAP Image/Dean Lewins Source:AAP



An out of control bushfire is threatening to jump containment lines in western Sydney and could start burning through suburban areas, firefighters have warned.

NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons says the 264,000-hectare Green Wattle Creek bushfire on Sydney’s southwestern outskirts is a priority on Saturday, as temperatures soar across much of the state and winds pick up.

“There is potential for the fire to break out, cross the (Warragamba) dam and move into the western suburbs of Sydney,” Mr Fitzsimmons told reporters on Saturday morning.

“It has the potential to come out into more populated areas this afternoon.”

If the fire broke containment lines, suburbs at risk could include The Oaks, Mowbray Park, Picton and surrounds.

Mr Fitzsimmons said crews have been working around the clock to contain the Green Wattle Creek blaze, but urged people in the vicinity to be on high alert.

“Crews have been doing extraordinary work with backburning and the use of aircraft and machinery on the ground to try and lock that in,” he said.

“That’s one of our focus fires, of course, but I would say as a broader message be alert, be focused on any new fires today.”

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The Green Wattle fire is threatening containment lines in South West Sydney. Picture: Supplied Source:Supplied

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