NSW: Fire authorities aim to avoid 1994 devastation today
There is no sign of relief for those fighting the bushfires raging across New SouthWales with strong gusty winds continuing to fan flames.
Firefighters faced a difficult night with a bizarre combination of weather conditionsimpacting on the more than 60 blazes out of control around the state.
Rain even fell in some areas and while lower temperatures are predicted today and windsare expected to strengthen as the day goes on.
New South Wales Rural Fire Service spokesman JOHN WINTER says the major hotspot willagain be Sydney's north.
A fire around Berowra jumped the F3 motorway last night and the worst case scenariowould see it head on the path of the 1994 bushfire which destroyed parts of Sydney's northshore.
Last night saw rain fall on a troublesome fire in the Blue Mountains, which took theintensity out of the blaze.
But Mr WINTER says one property is believed to have been razed just north of Katoomba.
Residents around the besieged areas of Glenorie have worked closely with fire authoritiesto contain blazes, but it's believed one property was lost in Bay Road, Arcadia.
Mr WINTER says Fires burning in Sydney's south continue to mill around bushland, butpose no substantial threat to property.
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KEYWORD: BUSHFIRES NSW (SYDNEY)
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