Emergency services are warning that the list of lives at risk is growing, as the Duck Creek Pilliga fire expanded to more than double its size overnight and locals are told it’s too late to leave..
The bush fire has burned more than 129,292 hectares, burning more than 60,000 hectares last night alone, with embers starting spot fires well ahead of the main firefront..
“Overnight the fire generated a thunderstorm (pyro-cumulonimbus) to the south east of the fireground, causing dangerous and erratic fire behaviour,” a statement from the RFS explained.
Moore Creek Rural Fire Brigade explained that the weather cloud generated by the fire is something that usually only happens during the day, forming flame heights 2-3 times that of the vegetation.
“Fires normally die down during the night. Not this one,” the local brigade explained…