Powerlines blowing in the wind started a fire on Sunday at Turners Lane near Cootamundra.
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NSW RFS South West Slopes Zone district co-ordinator Tom McDevitt said volunteers were called at 11.55am and
Inspector McDevitt said fierce wind conditions, which led to a dust storm blanketing parts of the district, meant brigades were placed on high alert.
“It was good work by our volunteers, it was a rapid response to what could have been a catastrophic incident,” he said.
“There’s rural-residential properties scattered around Turners Lane and had the fire not been controlled quickly it would have the potential to impact property.”
Inspector McDevitt said at the height of the blaze there were six tankers working to bring the blaze under control.
The fire was under control by 12.19pm on Sunday.
Declan Rurenga
Declan Rurenga was the editor of Griffith's Area News and Leeton's Irrigator until September 2023. Before landing at the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, he reported news in Junee, Wagga Wagga, Orange and Cootamundra.
Declan Rurenga was the editor of Griffith's Area News and Leeton's Irrigator until September 2023. Before landing at the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, he reported news in Junee, Wagga Wagga, Orange and Cootamundra.
