調查人員稱軍事演習導致澳大利亞大規模野火

Australian officials say a routine military drill is responsible for sparking one of the largest of the dozens of fires that have ravaged the country's Most populous state.

Investigators say an explosion during a live-fire military exercise ignited bushland near the city of Lithgow, west of Sydney. The blaze has burned 47,000 hectares of land and destroyed several houses.

Mark Greenhill, the mayor of the nearby town of Blue Mountains, said he hopes to see a transparent investigation.

Though the danger has eased somewhat with the onset of cooler weather, more than 60 fires are still burning in New South Wales state, with many still raging out of control. Since late last week, the fires have destroyed over 200 homes and led to the death of one person.澳大利亞官員說，一次例行軍事演習導致了一場山火，目前有數十起山火肆虐澳大利亞最大的州，而這場山火的火勢最大。

調查人員說，實彈軍演中發生一次爆炸，引燃了悉尼以西城市利斯戈附近的一處叢林。這場山火蔓延範圍爲4萬7千公頃，並燒燬了幾所房屋。

山火附近的藍山鎮鎮長格林希爾說，他希望能夠進行一次透明的調查。

雖然天氣轉涼減輕了山火的威脅，但60多起山火仍在新南威爾士州燃燒，其中很多山火尚未得到控制。自上週末以來，山火已經毀掉2百多所民宅，並導致一人死亡。