The water-bombing plane crashed south of New South Wales , authorities said . `` There 's a family suffering Wednesday because their dad has n't come home , '' a fire official says . `` We 're acutely aware there 's a family suffering today because their dad has n't come home , '' said Shane Fitzsimmons , the commissioner of New South Wales Rural Fire Service . over 20 wildfires still rage in New South Wales ; over Wednesday are not contained . But the overall threat is lower than today when conditions were most severe .
The water-bombing plane crashed south of New South Wales , authorities said . `` There 's a family suffering Wednesday because their dad has n't come home , '' a fire official says . over 20 wildfires still rage in New South Wales ; over Wednesday are not contained . But the overall threat is lower than today when conditions were most severe .