A house in Sydney’s Blue Mountains has been lost as firefighters battle 40 uncontained blazes which have caused mass evacuations.
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell said a house had been lost on Hawkesbury Road in Winmalee and there were unconfirmed reports two firefighters injured battling the blaze there.
“(There is) one confirmed report of a house lost in Hawkesbury Road, unconfirmed reports of two injured firefighters at the same location,” he told parliament on Tuesday.
“This is an ongoing situation.”
The RFS later confirmed five firefighters suffered smoke inhalation and two received minor burns fighting the Winmalee blaze.
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