Bushfire Season

Welcome to the beginnings of Australia's bushfire season. And it's going to be a bad one.

NSW RFS issues emergency warning for bushfire in Castlereagh, near Penrith

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An emergency warning has been issued for a bushfire burning at Castlereagh near Penrith, as weather conditions worsen on a hot dry day in Sydney. It is believed fires have swept through gardens, but no structures have been affected at this stage. About 100 firefighters had been working at the site, assisted by waterbombing aircraft. Despite earlier warnings that conditions were easing, the situation was escalated to emergency level about 3:45pm.

There are also out-of-control fires near Glenn Innes and Ashby Heights.

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