Two Australian firefighters die as flames circle Sydney; prime minister cuts short holiday

By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two volunteer Australian firefighters died while battling blazes around Sydney, authorities said on Friday, forcing Prime Minister Scott Morrison to cut short a vacation in Hawaii as temperatures were again set to soar. Australia has been fighting wildfires across much of its east coast for weeks, leaving 8 people dead, more than 700 homes destroyed and nearly 3 million acres (1.2 million hectares) of bushland burnt. As fires ringed Sydney, Australia's most populous city, a fire truck hit a tree and rolled over just to the south of the city, killing the driver and a front passenger, police said.

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