Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): while smaller towns to the east , including gundowring and kergunyah , remained under threat , the cfa said that there was no immediate danger to the larger towns of beechworth and yackandandah on the northern fringe of the fire area.
Output (English): while smaller towns to the east , including gundowring and kergunyah , were still under threat , the cfa said that there was no immediate danger to the larger towns of beechworth and yackandandah on the northern edge of the fire area.