The fire threat is expected to escalate again on Friday with warmer temperatures potentially surpassing 40 degrees Celsius.
There have been 24 deaths this bushfire season and more than 1600 homes have been lost, with almost six million hectares across Australia having been burnt, which is about the size of the Republic of Ireland.
Yet 130 fires continue to burn across NSW, with up to 50 uncontained and more than 2600 firefighters working in the field on Tuesday. However, Friday's weather is not likely to be as severe as Saturday, when huge swathes of bush and hundreds of homes were razed on the south coast.
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