An Australian firefighter was killed overnight after he was struck by a tree while trying to control a bushfire that had destroyed homes and burnt large swathes of bushland north of Sydney, authorities said on Monday (Dec 8).
00:00An Australian firefighter has died after being struck by a falling tree while battling a bushfire north of Sydney.
00:08Authorities on Monday said emergency crews were called to bushland near the rural town of Booladela,
00:14about 200 kilometers from Sydney, after reports that a tree had fallen on a man.
00:20The 59-year-old firefighter suffered cardiac arrest and died at the scene.
00:24Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the loss as terrible news and a somber reminder of the dangers faced by emergency personnel working to protect homes and families.
00:35More than 50 bushfires are burning across New South Wales as of Monday morning.
00:40Over the weekend, a fast-moving blaze swept through the state's central coast, destroying 16 homes in a region of about 350,000 people.
00:50We've had very challenging conditions across New South Wales.
00:53We've had high and extreme fire dangers across many parts of the state.
00:58Late last week, a fire started near Booladela.
01:01That fire is now 3,500 hectares in size.
01:05Hundreds of firefighters have been working for days and through the nights to protect our communities in that area
01:11and to save lives in those homes that were tragically lost in that fire.
01:16Officials warn this year's bushfire season could be especially dangerous,
01:20with the summer months from December to February expected to bring higher temperatures and heightened fire risks across large parts of Australia.
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01:34Viewpoints are both roadmap, which is a place to support local health and economic disasters and we're coincides with the communities.
01:37Viewpoints are now 3,500 hectares.
01:39Viewpoints are both outstanding in saying that the distance is a special case of the state of the state of the state.
01:42Viewpoints are definitely associated with the state of South Wales.
01:44Viewpoints are strong.
01:46Viewpoints are greatly dominated by the CO-1, and the state of the state of the state's national plan,
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