Smoke settles across many areas of Sydney as hazard reduction burning by the NSW Rural Fire Service continues ahead of a forecast warm and dry weekend.
abc.net.au/news/sydney-air-quality-poor-after-hazard-reduction-smoke/102838806Air quality in Sydney's eastern suburbs this morning remains very poor as firefighters "catch-up" on hazard reduction burning after a wet autumn and winter.Sydney's east recorded the worst air qualityThe smoke has settled across many areas of the city, after back-burning over the weekend south-west in Holsworthy and to the north, in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.
NSW Rural Fire Service Inspector Ben Shepherd said the smoke was expected to clear a little over the morning as the day warmed up, but more burns could lead to further smoke until mid-week.