A 72-hour state of emergency was declared Friday for Canberra and its surrounding area as high temperatures and strong winds threaten to worsen conditions of a large bushfire burning in the capital's south.Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister Andrew Barr said the fire burning in the Namadgi National Park presented the worst bushfire threat the territory has faced since devastating fires in 2003 that destroyed almost 500 homes and killed four."This fire may become very unpredictable. It may become uncontrollable," Barr said at a press conference in Canberra, which doubles as the terri…READ FULL ARTICLE
