Firefighters are battling a forest fire in Sydney's Royal National Park. (Photo of Desk 9)
The forest fire at Sydney's Royal National Park (Royal National Park) continued to burn in Waterfall, and smoke filled the scene.
The village fire service (Rural Fire Services) said the fire was ignited yesterday west of prince's road (Princes Highway) near heathcot (Heathcote) because of disaster reduction (Hazard Reduction). Subsequently, the forest fire spread along the road, the fire has not been controlled.
Firefighters are now struggling to contain the fire, only to send fire-fighting aircraft the next day.
After the fire yesterday afternoon, the prince road from north to south lane once closed, resulting in serious traffic congestion. The two-way lane of the Prince's Road has been reopened, but the speed limit has dropped to 60 kilometers per hour.
train lines through the area were closed yesterday afternoon, but are now back in operation.
Fire in Kangaroo Ridge (Kangaroo Ridge) has destroyed more than 200 hectares of woodland and is still burning northeast, the Rural Fire Department said.
Firefighters today will be assisted by fire-fighting aircraft to control the fire, especially in response to the fire northeast line complex terrain.
At present has not caused the life property threat, but the prince road still visible billows thick smoke.
