Large swathes of Australia’s eastern and southern coasts are set for a heatwave from Thursday, bringing dangerous fire conditions to the bushfire-ravaged states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
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| A bushfire south-west of Canberra, where smoke is expected to linger on Thursday. Weather forecasters warn that a heatwave will bring dangerous fire conditions to NSW, Victoria and South Australia. |
As dozens of fires continue to burn across the country, the Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a top of 39C in Melbourne on Thursday, while people in Adelaide (42C) and Canberra (37C) are also set to swelter.
The NSW government has also announced an inquiry into the unprecedented bushfire crisis on Thursday, which the premier, Gladys Berejiklian, pledged would “leave no stone unturned”.
It comes as three firefighters have been injured, while another has escaped unharmed, after a tree fell on to their truck in the Australian Capital Territory.
The crew were working to slow the spread of the 15,000-hectare Orroral Valley fire on Wednesday night when the tree crashed on to the tanker.
Read the story from The Guardian by Luke Henriques-Gomes - “Heatwave brings dangerous fire conditions to bushfire-ravaged Australia.”
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