Homes have been lost, firefighters have been injured and entire communities are under threat as multiple blazes across New South Wales and Queensland burn out of control. 9News
Firefighters have faced a long night battling blazes stretching from the NSW south coast all the way to the Queensland border, ahead of yet another day of severe fire danger in parts of the state.
At 9pm last night the Currowan fire north of Batemans Bay, the Three Mile blaze and the Gospers Mountain fire close to Sydney, the Green Wattle Creek fire near Warragamba Dam and the Little L Complex Fire were all still classed as emergency warning fires.
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