Fire front was like a scene from a Hollywood action movie
It was like a scene from a major action movie.
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You could be excused for thinking it was a scene from Armageddon. But we weren't on the set of a Hollywood blockbuster - we were in Bomaderry. And in the centre of a real bushfire emergency.
Mid Wednesday morning, wild westerly winds whipped up a bushfire in bushland off Narang Road, Bomaderry.
The already blustery wind was fanned by increasingly strong gusts which drove the flames towards the rear of properties fronting the Princes Highway.
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Thick smoke blanketed the area, visibility was down to metres, with brave firefighters from Fire and Rescue NSW and the Rural Fire Service fighting the raging, oncoming beast. Day almost turned to night as the smoke blocked out the sun.
Numerous crews fought and saved the various properties and businesses along the stretch of highway, the only casualty a shed at the rear of one of the properties, which contained motorbikes and car parts.
The emergency later moved to the Nowra Saleyards area where crews again fought and successfully defended and saved property.
Robert Crawford
Robert Crawford is a senior journalist at the South Coast Register, for Australian Community Media . Everyone's got a story, what's yours? Email robert.crawford@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Robert Crawford is a senior journalist at the South Coast Register, for Australian Community Media . Everyone's got a story, what's yours? Email robert.crawford@austcommunitymedia.com.au
