Bushfires threaten properties as extreme heat lifts fire threat

By Peter Hannam, Rachel Browne
Updated September 13 2017 - 10:23pm, first published 10:11pm
13.09.17-Early morning beachgoers enjoy the morning warm temperatures at North Cronulla beach (weather picture) Picture John Veage
13.09.17-Early morning beachgoers enjoy the morning warm temperatures at North Cronulla beach (weather picture) Picture John Veage
13.09.17-Early morning beachgoers enjoy the morning warm temperatures at North Cronulla beach (weather picture) Picture John Veage
13.09.17-Early morning beachgoers enjoy the morning warm temperatures at North Cronulla beach (weather picture) Picture John Veage
Richmond Vale bushfire. Pic shows RFS firefighters conducting a back burn on Leggetts Drive. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers MMH
Richmond Vale bushfire. Pic shows RFS firefighters conducting a back burn on Leggetts Drive. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers MMH
Richmond Vale bushfire. Pic shows horses belonging to Lorraine Moss breaking through a fence after a helicopter landed in the paddock nearby on her Richmond Vale Road property. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers MMH
Richmond Vale bushfire. Pic shows horses belonging to Lorraine Moss breaking through a fence after a helicopter landed in the paddock nearby on her Richmond Vale Road property. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers MMH

Sydney sweltered through its hottest early September day in 159 years on Wednesday as the temperature reached 33.8 degrees in the city at 2.30pm.