PHOTO: The burned area just off the Aberford Street bridge.
Fire emergency teams attended a string of five grass fires along the Castlereagh River over two days from 24 April.
Coonamble NSW Fire and Rescue got the callout to the first fire at around 3am on Wednesday near the Aberford Street bridge.
Station Commander Andrew Morley said that one covered an area around 15x10 metres.
He said his crews attended three more fires between 9pm and 11:30pm that day.
“They were behind the park . . .
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