In December 1997, more than 600,000 acres [250,000 ha] were in flames as hundreds of fires raged in suburbs of Sydney, Australia, and in several small towns around the Blue Mountains.
Detsembris 1997 möllas Austraalias Sydney äärelinnades ja mitmes Sinimägede ümbruses asuvas väikelinnas sadu tulekahjusid, nii et ühtekokku oli leekides enam kui 250 000 hektarit.