Canberra Shrouded by Thick Smoke From Bushfire in State Forest

Smoke from a nearby bushfire shrouded Canberra in smoke on November 28, leading to health warnings for the Australian capital. The bushfire in Tallaganda State Forest began on Thursday, November 28 and had burned at least 1100 hectares by the morning of November 29. The NSW Rural Fire Service said “significant volumes of smoke from these fires westwards across to the ACT” on Thursday evening. Smoke from the fires continued to pollute the Canberra air, forcing ACT health authorities to issue warnings of hazardous conditions. Credit: Robin Vlieger via Storyful

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