Smoke alarms are going off in Sydney office buildings and train stations as the air quality reaches record hazardous levels
"We're going to see this hot, dominant air mass moving across into NSW, but particularly hot conditions with really dry air are going to result in some fairly widespread severe fire danger ratings," Mr Fitzsimmons told the Seven Network."We are going to see a vigorous cold front move through the state and particularly start moving through places like Sydney in the early afternoon, up through the Hunter a little later in the afternoon, into the evening.
NSW Fire and Rescue officers hoses down his truck as his crew battle a bushfire encroaching on properties near Termeil on the Princes Highway."The more up to date you can be and the more you can act in accordance with your plan or any advice or directions given by fire authorities, it could improve the prospects of survivability not just your family but also your home, your property, your livelihood," Mr Fitzsimmons said.
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