'We've still got months ahead': Bushfires exceed the area of Sydney

Bo Seo, Simon Evans, Patrick Durkin and Mark Ludlow

Dec 6, 2019 – 4.49pm

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Three emergency-level bushfires joined up in the Hawkesbury region of NSW on Friday, forming a blaze far exceeding the area of greater Sydney, as state emergency services warned that dangerous fire conditions will persist for "months".

More than 100 fires, 74 of them uncontained, were burning across NSW on Friday afternoon, forming a near-continuous line along the coast between the Queensland and southern borders.

Bo Seo is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review based in the Sydney office.

Simon Evans writes on business specialising in retail, manufacturing, beverages, mining and M&A. He is based in Adelaide.

Patrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership.

Mark Ludlow was formerly the Queensland bureau chief.