The weather Bureau is warning more dangerous fire conditions could be on the way, with strong wind gusts and high temperatures forecast across much of New South Wales. Crews spent the day cleaning up after a fast-moving grass fire threatened homes yesterday in south-west Sydney.
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00:00A former amusement park in utter ruin, Adventureland was destroyed by a fast moving grass fire
00:11in Edmondson Park. Strong wind gusts of up to 100 kilometres an hour fanned flames, catching
00:19nearby residents by surprise.
00:22They said you've got to evacuate straight away and I said why? And they said there's
00:25a lot of smoke coming and a fire coming. And they said you have to get in your car and
00:30go.
00:31In my head I was not taking it seriously. I'm like okay just a bit of smoke and then
00:35when I came back out after the flames and you have to leave then it got really bad.
00:39We're going to have spotting here in a second mate.
00:41Dozens of crews worked into the evening to contain the blaze. Firefighters spent much
00:47of today mopping up.
00:50It did show how quickly those fires can escalate, how quickly they can go on to impact on people
00:54and property.
00:55With multiple fires still burning across New South Wales, firefighters have made the most
01:01of mild conditions today. But it might not last long with predictions of more wild weather
01:08on the horizon.
01:12Strong winds and even higher temperatures are forecast to hit parts of New South Wales
01:17in coming days.
01:18There's a risk of damaging wind gusts returning with that front tomorrow and also a risk of
01:23elevated fire danger conditions again through Sydney and the Illawarra.
01:27After years of wet weather, firefighters say they're now playing catch up.
01:33After such extraordinary autumn, wet autumn and wet winter, we are behind in our hazard
01:38reduction. We do want to do more.
01:40You need to be organised because emergencies can happen any time.
01:43A reminder to take the time to be prepared.