Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) was busy across many parts of Sydney and the Illawarra yesterday afternoon due to the wild and windy weather.
Between midday and midnight, FRNSW received almost 1,000 Triple Zero (000) calls for help from the public.
Crews attended a large number of fires, bush and grass fires, and wires down from Cromer on the Northern Beaches to Brownsville in Wollongong.
Fire rescue effort
Firefighters also spent the night mopping up a large grass fire at Horningsea Park
Firefighters also spent the night mopping up a large grass fire at Horningsea Park.
The blaze spread in an easterly direction over 12 hectares, damaging two buildings, including an abandoned home, as well as multiple outbuildings and a number of caravans and trailers.
More than 20 fire units, including bushfire tankers, and 80 firefighters fought the fire, with support from the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) and the Rail Fire and Emergency Service, NSW Police, NSW Ambulance and Transport for NSW.
Cause of fire undetermined
Two helicopters were used to water bomb the fierce fire, which was fuelled by strong winds, and the train line was closed during the height of the blaze.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
