Records start to tumble in NSW as fire threat worsens

By Pallavi Singhal, Sarah Muller
Updated September 23 2017 - 11:48pm, first published 11:45pm
10 year old, Ansh Sambyal from Schofields washes the salt and sand off after escaping the heat at Bilgola Beach in Sydney's northern beaches on Saturday, September 23, 2017. Photo by Cole Bennetts
10 year old, Ansh Sambyal from Schofields washes the salt and sand off after escaping the heat at Bilgola Beach in Sydney's northern beaches on Saturday, September 23, 2017. Photo by Cole Bennetts

September heat records were broken across the state on Saturday, as up to 90 new bushfires blazed and temperatures notched 40 degrees in parts of NSW.