Firefighters are predicting an 18,500 hectare blaze south of Canberra to creep closer to the city as temperatures spike and winds increase today.
ACT Emergency Services Commissioner Georgeina Whelan said hot and windy conditions plus a potential thunderstorm are expected over the weekend, and they are expected to mean the Orroral Valley fire flares up again.
And the danger is not just in the ACT, high temperatures have authorities on alert in Victoria, NSW and Tasmania.
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