PHOTO: Another large fire burning near Girilambone has triggered a Section 44 emergency response.
Two fires are now burning along the stretch between Girilambone to Byrock with firefighters battling to regain control.
A fire that took hold on Saturday 4 March on Booramugga Road near the Mitchell Highway at Girilambone was out of control and had burnt out more than a thousand hectares by Monday evening.
A Watch & Act alert was issued for local residents at around 7pm on Monday.
The fire had crossed the Mitchell Highway, burning in an easterly direction. A major electricity transmission line has also been impacted, with extended power outages in the areas around Bourke to the north of the blaze…