Thursday, March 1, 2012

NSW: Kosciuszko blaze continues to burn

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NSW: Kosciuszko blaze continues to burn

A bushfire in the Kosciuszko National Park in south-western New South Wales has nowburnt out 30,000 hectares.

Rural firefighters have been working to contain the blaze, known as the SlaughterhouseFire, since it broke out on December 20.

A Rural Fire Service spokeswoman says no property is under threat and two crews arekeeping the fire within containment lines.

Back-burning along Sheep Station Creek is also underway.

The RFS spokeswoman says no total fire bans have been issued for today, due to therelatively benign conditions.

AAP RTV swe/hn/jmt/rp

KEYWORD: BUSHFIRES NSW PARK (SYDNEY)

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