An emergency warning has been issued for the Dunns Road fire after a harrowing night of firefighting in the Snowy Valleys.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
The RFS has also warned the the Dunns Road, East Ournie Creek and Green Valley, Talmalmo fires are merging. This means very dangerous and erratic fire conditions.
It is too late to leave
- Tumbarumba, Rosewood and surrounds
- Talbingo
- Ellerslie, Adelong and surrounds
- Mundaroo, Ournie, Mannus and surrounding areas
- Kunama, Batlow and surrounding areas
- Scroll down for rolling updates
Those in and around Batlow have again been told it's too late to leave as the fire activity increases through the Ellerslie Range near Kunama and Laurel Hill to Talbingo.
Those in the Tumbarumba Road, Tumbarumba township and Taradale Road areas have also been told to leave before conditions get worse on Saturday.
Batlow residents were told it was too late to leave when the blaze was re-listed at emergency warning level around 5pm on Friday.
- Our live and need-to-know fire coverage is free, to support local journalism and local news please subscribe here.
The fire had breached Old Tumbarumba Road and was burning east towards town. It has grown to more than 140,000 hectares, the RFS says, and crews on the ground were helped by aerial bombers
The Dunns Road fire has claimed more than 30 homes and 170 buildings, the RFS confirmed earlier on Friday.
An evacuation centre was opened in Wagga on Thursday to support those displaced by the blaze.
- NSW RFS Bushfire Information Line 1800 679 737
- NSW DPI animal and agriculture hotline 1800 814 647 (8am-8pm)
- Disaster Welfare Assistance Line 1800 018 444
We will be bringing you updates on the Dunns Road fire live below. Please allow a moment for updates to load.
