Conditions are easing as firefighters get control of a fire at Northmead that was being fanned by very gusty winds this afternoon.
At least one property was damaged after the fire escaped bushland and put residential homes under threat.
Wind gusts of some 100km/h were recorded at the height of the fire, which at one stage was spreading aggressively.
Two dozen fire trucks and over 100 firefighters, as well as water bombing aircraft, are responding to the fire, which is now at Advice level.
Hot conditions continue in the general Parramatta region with a cool change set to come through around 7pm tonight.
The @NSWRFS helps refuel and pump water into a chopper in the middle of a park near my place. Northmead watch and act now downgraded but clearly it’s going to be a looooong summer. pic.twitter.com/vk6Gt1TYSq
— Dave Meddows (@davemeddows) November 29, 2020
Troy Dodds is Parra News' Managing Editor and Breaking News Reporter. He has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, working with some of Australia’s leading media organisations. In 2023, he was named Editor of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.