A grass fire in Wee Jasper, north west of Canberra, has been contained after burning for two days and spreading across 2000 hectares.
NSW Rural Fire Service were called to the area just after 3pm on Saturday to find grass alight and worked through the night to contain it.
Just after 8pm on Saturday, the blaze off Wee Jasper Road had burned through 860 hectares.
As of Sunday morning, the fire had grown to just over 2000 hectares with the potential to spread further as firefighters work to strengthen containment lines.
There are some isolated properties in the area, a NSW Rural Fire Service spokesperson said, but there was no immediate threat to property.
NSW and ACT firefighters on the ground were being assisted by heavy plant machinery and water bombing helicopters as they work to contain the fire.
The spokesperson said the fire was burning in an easterly direction, under westerly winds and firefighters would focus on containing the northern end of the fire on Sunday.
At around 1pm on Sunday, fire crews managed to contain the fire, which had grown to 2019 hectares.
The spokesperson said crews will work overnight and on Monday to mop up and blackout all the edges.
People in the Yass Valley around the Murrumbateman area, down to north west of Canberra may experience smoke from the grass fire.
The NSW RFS spokesperson said they are not expecting significant prolonged air quality issues in those areas and late easterly winds on Sunday night and Monday morning will help to disperse smoke.
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