Up to 40 homes have been destroyed across NSW on Thursday as unpredictable winds and heat ravage the state, with GladysB telling Sky News conditions will deteriorate further on Saturday
Up to 40 homes so far have been destroyed across NSW on Thursday as unpredictable winds and heat ravage the state, with the premier telling Sky News conditions will deteriorate further on Saturday. According to Ms Berejiklian, some of the 20 properties destroyed around the Balmoral region could have belonged to firefighters who “have sacrificed their own wellbeing to help others and have found they have lost their own properties”. "It is a very difficult situation," she said.
The Gospers Mountain blaze in the Hawkesbury is also at an emergency level, with authorities concerned the 400,000-hectare monster inferno could join with another large bushfire. Three firefighters, two men and a woman, have been injured while fighting the Balmoral blaze. The two men suffered serious burns, while the female crew member has smoke inhalation and minor burns and will be transported by road to hospital for treatment and assessment.
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