KREMNOS FIRE
UPDATE | An out-of-control bushfire burning south of Grafton has been downgraded to a Watch & Act level warning.
EARLIER | An emergency warning has been issued for an out of control bushfire burning south of Grafton.
The main fire front is likely to impact a number of remote properties in the vicinity of Kremnos within the next two hours.
Residents on Sandstone Drive and McGills Road are being advised to seek shelter as the fire approaches.
Strong winds are throwing embers up to 4-kilometres ahead of the main front.
The blaze has already scorched more than 400 hectares.
CRESCENT HEAD FIRE
An out of control bushfire burning near Crescent Head on the state’s Mid North Coast has been downgraded to a Watch & Act level warning.
EARLIER | An emergency warning has been issued for a bushfire burning near Crescent Head on the state’s Mid North Coast.
The blaze at Verges Creek is likely to impact properties in the vicinity of Loftus Road, with the fire having already crossed the Belmore River.
It’s now too late to leave, with residents urged to take shelter as the fire front approaches.
Loftus Road has been closed.
Emergency Warning: Old Station Rd, Verges Crk. Fire burning SE towards the ocean. The fire has crossed Loftus Rd. People in the vicinity of Loftus Rd, Richardson Crossing are to seek shelter in a solid structure as the fire Front arrives. #NSWRFS #alert https://t.co/wKFpcJkgOb pic.twitter.com/BjemGS00VV
— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) August 10, 2019
A Watch & Act warning has also been issued for a fire burning west of Kempsey at Turners Flat.
Waterboming aircraft are working to support crews on the ground, with strong winds fuelling the blaze.
Wind speeds in excess of 70km/h have been recorded at Kempsey Airport.
Major bush fires are burning at a number of locations across the entire North Coast. Gale force winds are wreaking havoc. We’ll have more tonight from 6pm. @nbnnews pic.twitter.com/qIqRe90txw
— Britt Ramsey (@br1ttramsey) August 10, 2019
Further north, firefighters continue to battle an out of control grass fire at Whitemans Creek, near Grafton.
The blaze has burnt through more than 300 hectares.
It continues to burn along the Clarence Way, towards the Clarence River, under strong westerly winds.
