<span style="color: #222222;">A water-bombing plane has crashed fighting a massive bushfire in mountains near Sydney, Australia killing all three crew members today. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service said in a statement, contact was lost with a large air tanker which was working in the Snowy Monaro area. The three crew members have not been identified.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The cause of the crash in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, NSW is not yet known. More than 80 blazes are raging across the state following a return of hot and windy conditions. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the plane had crashed in an active fire zone south of Australia's capital, Canberra. Fire department said all large air tanker aircraft operations had been suspended for the rest of the day pending investigation into the crash.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The airport in capital city of Canberra has been shut down due to the threat of approaching bushfires. Flights were cancelled out of Canberra Airport. Officials issued emergency warnings urging people to stay away from the airport as two blazes threatened to breach the airfield perimeters. High temperatures and strong winds have fuelled an outbreak of new blazes across several areas in eastern Australia, ending a period of respite following several days of rains and cooler weather.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar, who is participating in the charity match for Australia's bushfire victims as Coach of  Ricky Ponting Eleven said, it will go long way in providing relief. The bushfire relief cricket match will be played on February 8, between Ricky Ponting Eleven and Shane Warne Eleven.</span><br />