<p>An emergency alert was reissued on Sunday, April 15, after a massive bushfire flared up and threatened to destroy homes across southwest Sydney.</p><p>After burning over 1,000 hectares of bushland since Saturday, the bushfire was downgraded after fire crews battled the blaze through the evening, ABC reported</a>. However, unseasonal autumn heat and dry weather resulted in the out-of-control fire to flare up and push northeast towards Sutherland.</p><p>More than 500 firefighters, almost 100 trucks, and 15 aircraft are battling the blaze, the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) reported</a>.</p><p>Aerial footage taken from NSW RFS shows bushland burning across southwest Sydney. Credit: NSW Rural Fire Service via Storyful</p><br />
