Australian wildfires injure firefighters and destroy homes 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressCANBERRA, Australia — More than 50 homes were damaged or destroyed and 13 firefighters were injured overnight by catastrophic wildfires across Australia’s most populous state before the emergency subsided on Wednesday, officials said. At point on Tuesday, 16 fires raged out of control at emergency level simultaneously across New South Wales, a near record number. A weeklong state of emergency for New South Wales was declared on Monday because of the fire danger, with Tuesday forecast to be the most dangerous day. Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said none of the injured firefighters had been seriously hurt.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 13, 2019 01:44 UTC