Australia bushfires engulf 50 houses, cool change brings relief

While Australia's bushfires engulfed 50 houses on vember 12, a cool change on Wednesday, vember 13 brought relief to firefighters who were trying to cease spreing fires in outskirts of Sydney. cooler environment is expected to help contain 83 fires across country. Yet winds and ir changing directions were likely to spre fire. New South Wales Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons told reporters in Sydney on Wednesday morning that y were fortunate catastrophic ranges were t sustained for long durations that were originally expected. He ded that dense smoke that blanketed rastern part of state previous day h prevented strong winds from aggravating fires. blazes spre to an area larger than 1,000 km (620 miles) perimeter on Wednesday, with more than 1.1 million hectares (2.7 million acres) of land eir burnt or burning. Reportedly over 300 new fires began in state on Tuesday, with 19 classified as emergencies. 

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Firefighters still fear  spre of fires in coming days

Police suspect that few fires were deliberately lit in Queensland and New South Wales. New South Wales Police Minister said media that about four people were reportedly charged with breaching a total fire ban order. Yet predictions of a blast of hot air next week meant conditions would remain tough for firefighters officials warned while conditions eased on Wednesday. Fitzsimmons said that it would take a lot of time and effort to control fire. 

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"We will t have all se fires contained before n," Shane Fitzsimmons said, ding that it could be "many, many weeks" before situation is fully under control. "Unfortunately, what we need is rain... and re is certainly thing in forecast for foreseeable future that's going to make any discernible difference. losses, dam, consequences could have been simply ermous across such a bro geographic area," he said.

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(With inputs from PTI)