60 Brush Fires Hurt 7, Force Evacuations
From Times Wire Reports
Sydney firefighters battled more than 60 brush fires that sprang up around Australia’s largest city as temperatures soared and strong winds fanned flames, sending a pall of smoke across the city to the ocean.
Five firefighters and two residents were taken to a hospital with burns, media reported. A handful of buildings were reportedly destroyed.
Firefighters evacuated suburbs as fires burned toward residential streets.
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