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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Stephanie Convery

Bushfire risk on Sydney’s northern beaches downgraded

Smoke rises from a bushfire in Oxford Falls near Dee Why, Sydney.
Smoke rises from a bushfire in Oxford Falls near Dee Why, Sydney. Photograph: Farid Farid/AAP

A fire in Sydney’s northern beaches that firefighters had warned was threatening lives has been downgraded after conditions eased.

The NSW Rural Fire Service had earlier on Saturday warned people in the Cromer Heights area near Oxford Falls Road that their lives were at risk and that they should immediately seek shelter.

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