Hottest day on record…

Sydney Burns:
The city’s hottest New Year’s Day on record sparked bushfires, caused suburban power blackouts and shut down several train lines in and around Sydney on New Years Day.

Sydney reached a sweltering high of 44.2 degrees at 4.30pm , the Bureau of Meteorology reported.

The maximum state temperature recorded was a scorching 47 degrees at Ivanhoe at 3pm, while the minimum was 25 degrees at Thredbo at 6am.

Crowds flocked to city beaches and swimming pools as holidaymakers sought respite from the record breaking big heat. And there was not even a hint of the racial tension that has plagued Sydney beaches the last few months.

Firefighters are bracing for a long, hot night, as searing temperatures and gusting winds fanning blazes that have destroyed homes and vehicles on the state’s Central Coast.

A total of 44 fires were burning across NSW, a fire service spokesman said. Crews are battling six bushfires at Alison Point, Mount White and Woy Woy, with flames of up to 30 metres threatening scores of homes.

A CityRail spokeswoman said the heat had caused major service delays, with a number of power faults in overhead wiring on city and regional lines.

Train drivers were also required to drive 10km slower than usual to prevent heat-related track faults.

Bushfires on the state’s Central Coast had also forced closure of the rail line between Gosford and Cowan, she said.

A spokeswoman for Energy Australia said the power supplier had received its highest ever demand for assistance on a weekend.

On the Central Coast, about 2,500 customers had been affected with blackouts.

She said at one point there were about five high-voltage feeders without power because of the bushfires and they were being progressively restored.

Roads and Traffic Authority spokesman said the F3 Freeway, which was closed at Mount White because of fires, had been opened in both directions about 6.30pm Sunday.

St Vincent’s Hospital spokesman David Faktor said the hot weather combined with alcohol had resulted in many people being treated.

Sydney Surf lifesaving spokesman Stephen Laehy said it had been a busy day for the city’s beaches.

"All beaches were definitely busy, no doubt about that," Mr Laehy said.
"It was a really good crowd … quite a few people suffering a hangover, but generally everyone was well-behaved and we certainly didn’t have any major problems."

Just reading about it is enough to make me feel hot, must be time for a beer…

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