Australia fire threat 'averted'

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com

23 October 2013 Last updated at 03:22 ET

Australian fire officials say the threat to the Blue Mountains west of Sydney "has been averted" for the day.

Residents should be able to return to their homes later on Wednesday, New South Wales Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said.

But Mr Fitzsimmons warned that the crisis was not yet over and that fresh challenges lie ahead in the coming days.

In total, 71 fires are burning across the state, 29 of which are uncontained.

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