UPDATE:
A bushfire burning in the remote Oxley Wild Rivers National Park near Armidale has been downgraded to an ‘Advice’ level warning, after earlier reaching ‘Watch & Act’ level.
EARLIER:
WATCH AND ACT – Melrose bush fire, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park (Uralla LGA).
Strong winds are being experienced across the fireground this afternoon. Those in the area of Long Point Road at Hillgrove should be aware of falling embers. pic.twitter.com/J66ef2SrPT— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) December 2, 2018
Those on Long Point Road at Hillgrove are advised to be aware of embers, with spot fires starting well ahead of the main front.
Water-bombing aircraft are assisting firefighters in an effort to contain the blaze, which is listed as being ‘out of control’.
It’s already burnt through around 500 hectares of bushland.
