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FIRE ON CENTRAL COAST ISLAND
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More spectacular images are emerging of a bushfire burning on Lion Island on the Central Coast.
Firefighters were called to the island, which sits just off the coast of Pearl Beach, on Saturday afternoon following reports of a fire.
It’s understood the island, which gets its name due to its shape, was struck by lightning, sparking a bushfire.
The Rural Fire Service’s Fires Near Me listing the blaze as under control, and covering an area of around 2 hectares.
RFS and National Parks & Wildlife crews are working to fully extinguish the fire.
Photos: Darrin Crisp Photography
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More photos courtesy of Brisbane Waters Rural Fire Brigade
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