A small village has been all but wiped out by the Green Wattle Creek firestorm that roared through the area twice in three days.
"If people have lost their properties, they still want to go back to see what's left and if there is anything they can salvage," Ms Berejiklian said.
Matthew Deeth, mayor of neighbouring Wollondilly Shire Council, says everyone knows everyone in the small village. One house in Bargo's Ashby Close was lost to the blaze and a number of other properties in the street were damaged.Mr Cefai, who left the area with his two young children and a neighbour, lost a number of buildings next to his house."To return to see how close it did get - words can't explain."
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