are the fires near byron bay?
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In northern NSW large fires are burning in the region between Port Macquarie and Byron Bay. ... The fire in the Blue Mountains, a world heritage area and popular tourist destination, is some 64,000 hectares in size and out of control, the NSW Rural Fire Service said on Sunday.
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A 'Section 44 Bushfire Emergency' has been declared for Richmond Valley, Lismore, Kyogle, Byron Bay, Ballina and Tweed Valley Local Government areas. A Total Fire Ban is in place.
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Australian authorities have warned that massive bushfires raging in two states will continue to pose a threat, despite "catastrophic" conditions easing. About 150 fires are still burning in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, feeding off tinder-dry conditions. ... At one point, fires broke out in suburbs of Sydney.
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Firefighters in Queensland are expecting another five days of exceptionally hot and dry weather. There are 130 fires currently burning, with about seven of them described as fast moving and significant. Hundreds of firefighters have arrived from New South Wales and other areas to lend a hand.
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The Pacific Highway is now OPEN in both directions between Grafton and Ballina, after earlier bushfire. It remains closed between Bulahdelah and Taree. There may be smoke in the area so motorists are advised to reduce speed and drive carefully through the area.
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A bushfire has broken out close to the Blue Mountains town of Katoomba. Firemen have protected houses by burning bushland nearby.
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Send this by. Only about 1 per cent of the land burnt in NSW this bushfire season can be officially attributed to arson, and it is even less in Victoria, the ABC can reveal. The world has been shocked by the scenes of devastation as the unprecedented destruction of Australia's horror bushfire season rages on.
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There are eight active fires across the region, all of which are being observed in the far north. The fire hazard ranges mostly from low to moderate across the region with some areas near Greater Sudbury, North Bay and Bancroft showing a high hazard today.
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A "mega blaze" raging across a 60km (37 mile) front north-west of Sydney cannot currently be put out, Australian fire officials have warned. The fire across almost 300,000 hectares (1,150 sq miles) is an hour's drive from the nation's most-populous city.
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One are of burnt out bushland at Yanchep National Park is just 50 metres from the Yanchep Inn, which was saved from the burning blaze. Two crew members from the DFES urban search and rescue team are assessing damage in the area this morning.
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Are major cities, including Sydney and Melbourne, safe from fires? Although the fires haven't ravaged Sydney or Melbourne, and have mostly been in rural areas, smoke and ash have reached coastal suburbs more than 50 miles away, causing the air quality to severely decline.
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The ACT is in a state of alert due to extreme fire conditions expected today. There are currently no bushfires burning in the territory.
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There are currently 11 uncontrolled blazes burning across the state, including a blaze in the Barossa region, which is moving in a northerly direction and is threatening the town of Truro. Meanwhile, the fire in Victoria's Grampians, where one woman died yesterday, has now burnt around 52,000 hectares.
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At about 9.40am, crews responded to the call. As crews arrived, a Batemans Bay Fire and Rescue spokesman said Bunnings staff had already extinguished the fire using a hose reel. ... NSW RFS said: "That means no fires out in the open anywhere in NSW as very dangerous conditions are forecast for today."
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Only a week ago, more than 60 fires were burning across NSW and 33 of those were uncontained. The five fires that are still burning out of control are all in the Bega Valley and Snowy Valley area in the state's south. They include the Border fire and the Big Jack Mountain fire.
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Eden, on the New South Wales south coast, is currently under threat from an out-of-control bushfire approaching the town from the Victorian border. The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) is urging Eden residents to evacuate the town and head to nearby Pambula or Merimbula, both about 25 minutes north.
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A bushfire emergency forced residents to evacuate homes at Bawley Point on Thursday as a northwesterly wind pushed fire into the town. Two helicopters water bombed the blaze as it reached the western side of Marramarang Road, one of the town's main streets, where multiple homes fronted on the eastern side.