PART NINE NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA-BASED INTERNET SITES, MOBILE PLATFORMS OR SITES OF MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN THOSE COUNTRIES, NVO CLIENTS / SMH.COM.AU / NEWS.COM.AU<br/> <br />More than 2, 000 fire-fighters were battling the bushfires of New South Wales on Wednesday.<br/> <br />But they were spared the worsening weather conditions that could have created catastrophic fire storm conditions.<br/> <br />The state's fire chief said some of the residents warned to flee their homes could return later in the day.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW SOUTH WALES RURAL FIRE SERVICE COMMISSIONER, SHANE FITZSIMMONS, SAYING:<br/> <br />"If you've been someone that has chosen to depart the Blue Mountains today and head to Penrith to relocate, have a cup of tea and be out of harms way, then it would be save to head back home tonight because the risk has been averted."<br/> <br />Some residents have been telling how they grabbed just the cruci
