Updated: At least 873 homes destroyed in NSW fires
The NSW Rural Fire Service on Tuesday confirmed 873 homes and 2048 outbuildings have been razed, while another 353 homes have been damaged.
A ‘watch-and-act’ alert was issued on Tuesday for the 116,000-hectare Kerry Ridge bushfire in the Wollemi National Park, since downgraded to ‘advice’ level. Meanwhile, more than 2000 firefighters are making crucial preparations before conditions deteriorate again across NSW this weekend. “There’s very extensive backburning that’s going on across a number of these key fire grounds, and particularly some backburning that’s very close to properties,” Mr Fitzsimmons told Sky News on Tuesday.
Those northerlies would have the potential to drive the Gospers Mountain and Grose Valley fires down towards the townships of the Blue Mountains along the Great Western Highway.
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