(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> A bushfire threatened around 100 homes around Syndey, Australia on Wednesday.<br/> The fire flared up on Wednesday afternoon, and authorities said it spread rapidly because of windy conditions, which stoked the flames and pushed the blaze towards houses.<br/> Large areas of bushland were scorched, but no injuries have been reported.<br/> A second fire burned near the settlement of San Remo, around 100 kilometres north of Sydney.<br/> Helicopters released water on the blaze as large clouds of smoke billowed skywards.
