HEALTH WARNING: Poor air quality is forecast for Sydney as thick bushfire smoke from 100 fires burning across the state settles in the city basin. 9News
The Currowan fire on the South Coast has burnt through more than 30,000 hectares.
The 1800-hectare Three Mile fire is near the town of Wisemans Ferry and is close to the eastern boundary of the 220,000-hectare Gospers Mountain blaze.Meanwhile, there's no sign of the Queensland heatwave ending as firefighters battle 50 bush and grassfires.
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