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Residents Recount Fear After 18 Homes Destroyed in Fire
Up to 18 homes were destroyed by a fast-moving bushfire fueled by hot, windy conditions, prompting emergency evacuations and a natural disaster declaration with financial aid.
- On Saturday the Koolewong bushfire razed over 120-hectares and destroyed up to 18 homes in the Central Coast suburb.
- Strong winds and hot conditions fanned the fire, with NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Trent Curtin warning, `Embers can travel over great distances` and noting winds at about 40 kilometres an hour.
- Residents said they had minutes to flee, with some given 10 to 15 minutes to evacuate essentials while neighbours and local rescuers carried elderly people across train tracks and found smouldering homes on Sunday.
- A natural disaster declaration has unlocked emergency accommodation, grants and loans for affected areas, while NSW Premier Chris Minns visited the scene and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Regional Development Minister Kristy McBain were briefed in Canberra.
- Amid a statewide outbreak of blazes, over 250 firefighters, more than 50 fire trucks and nine aircraft responded to 76 fires burning across NSW.
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‘It’s all gone’: Devastated locals confront aftermath of Central Coast blaze
Koolewong residents returned the smouldering remains of their homes on Sunday after 16 houses were lost to a fast-moving and furious bushfire.
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