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‘A good firefighting day’: Crews hold blazes back from Australia’s capital - Earth News Report
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Firefighters kept wild blazes fueled by strong winds and soaring temperatures from reaching suburban areas of Australia’s capital, Canberra, using airdrops of fire retardant to create a 2.5-kilometre (1.55-mile) long defensive line late on Saturday. A plane releases fire retardant on a field during bushfires near Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, February