Sydney's worst single day on record for smoke haze forced thousands of workers to abandon work sites, schools to cancel excursions and sports and firefighters to attend scores of jobs
Sydney's worst single day on record for smoke haze forced thousands of workers to abandon work sites, schools to cancel excursions and sports and firefighters to attend scores of jobs as thick smoke from the bushfires ravaging NSW triggered alarms in buildings across the city.
AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver said the impact of the bushfires and smoke on the country's economy would start to sharpen the longer the conditions continued. "It seems to be getting worse, and not better. There is no doubt it is going to have an economic impact," he said.Credit:Paramedics experienced an "elevated level of demand" due to the smoke, including from asthmatics who did not have their medication with them.
Firefighters attend scores of call outs at buildings across the city after the smoke triggered fire alarms."We normally do about 120 a day, but from midnight to 1pm we've had 250 and there are still another 12 hours," he said. "We need more resources to cover this stuff. We are still having to cover all the standard things like industrial accidents and rescues as well as the bushfires.
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