are the nsw fires arson?
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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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Burning carbon embers thrown from train engine exhausts can also start bushfires. Campfires: Embers from campfires, and campfires that aren't properly extinguished are a bushfire hazard. ... And police have charged a juvenile with starting a Central Queensland bushfire which destroyed 14 homes this week.
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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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This fire season has been one of the worst in Australia's history, with at least 15 people killed, hundreds of homes destroyed and millions of acres burned. And summer is far from over. ... The hot, dry conditions that have fueled the fires are nothing new in Australia. Here's why this fire season has been so calamitous.
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Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio said the fire threat was at emergency level. ... “Conditions are now very dangerous and firefighters may soon be unable to prevent the fire advancing,” authorities warn. The state's bushfire crisis is now in its second week, with 80 fires burning across the state.
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The fires started in various ways: some by lightning, some by human actions, including arson. However, it's the climate conditions that provide ample fuel for the fires to grow and spread. ... Much of the severe heat was accompanied by brisk winds across much of Australia, which exacerbates fire risks and spreads blazes.
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A fire station and several fire vehicles had been destroyed in the Woy Woy area, along with a number of volunteer firefighters' cars, she said. RFS spokesman Cameron Wade said three homes had been destroyed on Woy Woy Road. ... A total of 44 fires were burning across NSW, a fire services spokesman said.
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Fires are still burning south and west of New South Wales, and to many, the recent rain near Sydney felt as biblical as the infernos the storms put out — some areas got more than two feet, flooding rivers and parched earth hardened by years of drought.
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Yes, Australia has always had bushfires: but 2019 is like nothing we've seen before. As the area burned across Australia this fire season pushes beyond five million hectares, an area larger than many countries, stories of destruction have become depressingly familiar.
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All of the bushfires in New South Wales (NSW) are now considered contained, say fire officials in the Australian state. The NSW Rural Fire Service said it was "great news" after "a very traumatic, exhausting and anxious" time. ... Flood warnings have been issued for NSW and for southern Queensland.
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Crews have been battling a front spanning 1,000km (620 miles) along the north coast of NSW, with several blazes "exceeding 100,000 hectares alone", officials have said. Flame retardant had to be dropped in Sydney's northern suburbs as some bushfires approached within 15km (nine miles) of the city centre.
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Fires in Australia are increasingly under control as cooler temperatures and light winds stay consistent, according to fire fighting officials. ... As of Sunday evening, 111 fires were still burning across the state of New South Wales - 40 of them still uncontrolled, according to the NSW Rural Fire Service.
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The fires had ignition sources. ... Some fires were by scumbags lighting them and some were by lightning. Then we had a combination of things that were the cause of the high voracity of the fires. We are going through a very bad drought.
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The fires started in various ways: some by lightning, some by human actions, including arson. However, it's the climate conditions that provide ample fuel for the fires to grow and spread. Before the fires ignited, Australia was already enduring its hottest and driest year on record.
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A wide band of rain sweeping New South Wales (NSW) has put out 20 of about 60 fires in the state in the past day. Authorities have welcomed the downpour, but warned of flash flooding in Sydney and other cities along the coast.
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(CNN) The Australian state of New South Wales is officially free from bushfires for the first time in more than 240 days, according to the area's fire service. ... Now, all bushfires in the state have been extinguished.
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Fire crews are using a combination of aircraft and land-based equipment to fight the fires. ... NSW Rural Fire Service says it has more than 750 vehicles on the ground when fires are at their worst. Military aircraft and navy cruisers are also being used alongside Australian fire service kit.