'Oh my God, it's jumped': embers moved twice as far as predicted, Tathra bushfire inquiry told

Alasdair McDonald
August 19 2020 - 3:00pm
The fire burned through more than 1000 hectares of forest, causing $63.5million worth of damage, and destroying 56 homes and 35 outbuildings in and around Tathra. Photo: Caleb Keeney
The fire burned through more than 1000 hectares of forest, causing $63.5million worth of damage, and destroying 56 homes and 35 outbuildings in and around Tathra. Photo: Caleb Keeney

The ongoing Tathra bushfire inquiry has heard how embers from the fire travelled twice as far as predicted, as residents fled in the face of fast-moving flames.

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