<br /> <p>Two fires burning in Royal National Park in Sydney’s south had burnt 236 hectares on January 20 and sent huge plumes of smoke over the city.</p><p>A Watch and Act warning was in place, downgraded from an earlier Emergency Warning</a>, but authorities still described the blaze as “out of control</a>.”</p><p>Firefighters, supported by aircraft, as seen in this video, were creating firebreaks in an attempt to control the fire’s spread. Credit: NSW Rural Fire Service via Storyful</p><br />
