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NSW burns with multiple fires in extreme conditions
Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons described Saturday as an "awful day" as multiple fires burnt at emergency level and destroyed homes in the Blue Mountains town of Lithgow as well as Bilpin in the Hawkesbury.
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A raging crown fire in Bilpin at 5pm, December 21, 2019.Credit:Nick Moir
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Photographs late this afternoon at Dargan on the Bells line of road where there were numerous property losses.Credit:Dean Sewell
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Dargan on the Bells line of road.Credit:Dean Sewell
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Dargan on the Bells line of road.Credit:Dean Sewell
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As night falls on Bilpin , it's apparent several homes have been lost along the Bells Line of Road, December 21, 2019. Photo: Nick MoirCredit:Nick Moir
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As night falls on Bilpin , it's apparent several homes have been lost along the Bells Line of Road, December 21, 2019. Credit:Nick Moir
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Firefighter Mikaela Kremer from Glenbrook-Lapstone does a dance to celebrate the rain suddenly falling just as they were responding to spotting from Green Wattle Creek bushfire west of Bargo off Tylers Road, on Saturday 21 December 2019. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Homes burn near Bilpin , firefighter helpless against a roaring monster, December 21, 2019. Credit:Nick Moir
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The RFS carefully watches the Gospers Mountain fire impacting on the edge of The Fruit Bowl in Bilpin.Credit:Nick Moir
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Lithgow houses in flames. Credit:Dean Sewell
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Fire in Lithgow. Locals douse spot fires by the side of the road. 21st December 2019. Photo by Dean Sewell.Credit:Dean Sewell
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Wreck Bay fire crew protect a property on Jindelara Creek Rd from the Currowan fire. Credit:Dion Georgopoulos
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Homes burn near Bilpin.Credit:Nick Moir
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Firefighter from fbnsw stumbles after being hit in smoke and helped back to safety as Gospers mt fire crosses bells line. Late on December 21, 2019. Credit:Nick Moir
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Firefighter from fbnsw stumbles after being hit in smoke and helped back to safety as Gospers mt fire crosses bells line. Late on December 21, 2019. Credit:Nick Moir
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Firefighter a second after being hit by a car in thick smoke as fire roared through eastern Bilpin, December 21, 2019.Credit:Nick Moir
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Fire in Lithgow. A local man douses spot fires by the road. 21st December 2019. Photo by Dean Sewell.Credit:Dean Sewell
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Fire in Lithgow. Houses in flames. 21st December 2019. Photo by Dean Sewell.Credit:Dean Sewell
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Gospers Mountain fire continues its easterly run. Starting to come close to Kurrajong Heights. 21st December 2019.Credit:Nick Moir
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Wreck Bay fire crew protect a property on Jindelara Creek Rd from the Currowan fire. Credit:Dion Georgopoulos