SYDNEY - Hundreds of firefighters were Monday battling a large bushfire that was raging near Sydney suburbs, with authorities saying it was "miraculous" no houses had been damaged and no-one had been injured. Police are hunting an arsonist as firefighters battle to contain a bushfire in south-west Sydney. The blaze has burnt through more than 2,430 hectares (6,005 acres) so far, with some locals evacuated from their homes. Despite the fire's size and its proximity to several suburbs, with some locals evacuated from their homes, no properties were known to be lost, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service said. Conditions had improved Monday as winds eased, with firefighters working to slow the spread of the flames.

Source: Bangkok Post April 16, 2018 03:00 UTC