FIRE crews contained a suspicious fire in bushland at the rear of the TAFE Illawarra Nowra Campus at Bomaderry on Thursday afternoon.
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With temperatures expected to reach in the mid-20s and winds forecast between 60 to 80km/h with peak gusts up to 110km/h, the Rural Fire Service declared a severe fire danger for the Shoalhaven until midnight Thursday.
Crews from Fire Rescue NSW Nowra and Shoalhaven as well as Rural Fire Service crews from Illaroo and Cambewarra attended the scene shortly after 1.30pm where an area of bushland between Brinawarr and Beinda streets was well alight.
The fire threw up a large plume of smoke, which could be seen from the Nowra area.
Quick work by the crews stopped the blaze, which was fanned by strong westerly winds, from spreading further.
It was the second time crews had been called to the area to fight fires in the past 24 hours.
Fire Rescue NSW Shoalhaven station officer Murray Oastler said crews did a great job containing the blaze quickly.
“Crews were called to the same area on Wednesday evening and encountered four separate fires,” he said.
“There were also outbreaks in the nearby Maleen Street and Nita Place.”
Crews had the latest blaze under control in around half an hour but remained at the scene for some time to black out the area.
Anyone with any information regarding the blazes or who may have seen anything suspicious in the area should contact Nowra Police on 4421 9699 or Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.
