A blaze in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, deteriorates overnight as firefighters continue to battle through wind changes.
Firefighters in New South Wales and Victoria are battling tough conditions overnight as wind changes hit.A forecast southerly change was expected to push the fire towards Leura and Wentworth Fallserratic fire conditions were predicted well into the night and a blaze in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, was deteriorating overnight.
The Erskine Creek fire was burning out of control to the south of Wentworth Falls and a forecast southerly change was predicted to hit between midnight and 3:00am . That change was expected to push the fire towards Leura and Wentworth Falls, with residents told to make final preparations to protect their properties.
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