Sydney coughs and wheezes through 40 hazard reduction fires

By Julie Power
Updated May 7 2016 - 2:13pm, first published 11:07am
Smoke settles over the city skyline due to fire hazard reduction operations in the Blue Mountains.  Photo: Andrew Darby
Smoke settles over the city skyline due to fire hazard reduction operations in the Blue Mountains. Photo: Andrew Darby
A range of hazard reduction fires, some in the Blue Mountains, has shrouded Sydney in smoke. Photo: Andrew Darby
A range of hazard reduction fires, some in the Blue Mountains, has shrouded Sydney in smoke. Photo: Andrew Darby

A range of hazard reduction fires, some in the Blue Mountains, has shrouded Sydney in smoke, set off fire alarms, irritated some people's coughs and sinuses and inflamed tempers.

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