Bushfire risk on Sydney’s northern beaches downgraded
by Stephanie Convery from World news | The Guardian on (#6QX3P)
NSW Rural Fire Service said 80-hectare fire was now under a watch and act' warning
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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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