Sydney's CBD has been cloaked in smoke this afternoon, blown in by strong winds from a hazard-reduction burn-off in the Blue Mountains.

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A NSW Fire Brigades spokesman said National Parks staff were doing a large burn between Glenbrook and Warragamba.

The burn generated more smoke than firefighters thought and it was driven over parts of Sydney by a strong westerly wind.