By Paulina Vidal, ABC
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There is a risk severe storms could hit the already-fire impacted north-east of NSW as part of a cold front due to sweep across the coast this morning, with potentially damaging winds and thunderstorms, as more than 70 fires continue to burn across NSW.
On Saturday evening, more than 1,000 firefighters were still stationed across the state fighting 75 blazes, 19 of which were uncontained, fanned by an extreme heatwave that saw temperatures reach 41 degrees Celsius in many parts of NSW.
An emergency warning was also issued overnight for a fire at Redhead just south of Newcastle, with residents at a nursing home told it was too late
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