Firefighters fear many more homes will come under threat from multiple bushfires burning under 'severe' fire danger conditions on Thursday.
The Green Wattle Creek fire has crossed Lake Burragorang and is spreading quickly in an easterly direction towards Nattai and Oakdale. The fire may reach these areas this afternoon, and Nattai residents have been advised to seek shelter as the fire approaches.
Herald photographer Nick Moir is on the ground at Oakdale, where horses are being evacuated from Hazelwood, a property on Ridge Road.2.08pmThe RFS has just updated its emergency warning for the Gospers Mountain fire, informing residents of Colo Heights and Boree it is now too late to leave and they must seek shelter as the fire approaches.
Residents in the area of Upper Colo who are not prepared should leave now towards Wilberforce. People in the area of Wallabadah who plan to leave are advised to leave early.Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the bushfires unfolding across NSW today.emergency warnings for two bushfires burning on the outskirts of Sydney
– the Gospers Mountain fire in the Hawkesbury, and the Green Wattle Creek fire burning in the Wollondilly area, south-west of Warragamba Dam. In addition to the two fires burning at emergency warning level, there are currently nine fires across the state burning at "watch and act". At 1.30pm, there were 112 fires burning across NSW, with 56 yet to be contained.Most Viewed in National
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