Volunteer firefighters Deputy Captain Geoffrey Keaton and Andrew O'Dwyer have died on the frontline of an 'Emergency'-level bushfire in Sydney's south-west. 9News
A tearful local in the village where two firefighters were killed overnight said he heard trees falling ahead of the tragedy.
Kevin O'Grady, who lives near where the accident happened in Buxton, south-west of Sydney, heard a commotion outside before the pair were killed on their RFS truck.He said he was stuck in neighbouring village of Balmoral, earlier in the day, while his wife and daughter protected their home at Buxton."I took the drive back and saw the devastation of the houses, it's unbelievable. Even now you see trees crashing down.
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