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Bodycam footage released on Sunday, February 17, shows the efforts of New South Wales (NSW) fire crews to save a house from an encroaching bushfire near Tabulam on Saturday.The video shows ...
The fire threatened homes but was extinguished the same day. [12] A fire started burning on 11 January around Eagle Bay and Dunsborough with over 220 ha (540 acres) of bushland consumed in the blaze. Over 150 fire-fighters were needed to combat the blaze which left Eagle Bay and Bunker Bay isolated with plans to evacuate holiday makers. [13]
The fire burnt out 18,000 hectares, destroyed six homes and five buildings. Around 200 head of livestock were lost. [2] [3] On March 16, a vehicle driving through long grass sparked the Curraweela Bushfire north of Crookwell in the Southern Tablelands. The fire burnt over 4,400 hectares, destroyed one home and 17 buildings.
The fire was said to have burnt through 70,000 ha (170,000 acres) and had a 222km perimeter with 250 firefighters now tackling the fires with the emergency areas being areas east Waroona, Hamel, Cookernup and Yarloop. [3] Preston Beach's warning was downgraded at 04:50 to a watch and act alert. [5]
New South Wales recorded the fourth hottest period and eighth driest on record, while Victoria experiences the 13th driest and seventh hottest period on record. [2] Authorities in New South Wales brought forward the start of the bushfire season for much of the state from October 2018 to the beginning of August 2018.
Video shows fire blazing on Pacific Coast Highway Datig, in the video says, the experience is “like driving through hell itself." “All of PCH is on fire right now,” she says in the video.
As four fires grew in Southern California, new satellite images show their scale and the amount of smoke pouring east.. The Line, Bridge, Airport and Roblar fires, all of which began in the past ...
The fire also had a significant impact on local agricultural industry; 35 ha (86 acres) of vineyards were destroyed and 900 head of livestock died in the fire. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] The towns of Cudlee Creek , Gumeracha , Houghton , Kersbrook and Millbrook were threatened by the fire before it was contained on 7 January.