Kearsley and Aberdare residents flee before bushfire

By Ben Smee
Updated November 1 2012 - 3:11pm, first published January 22 2010 - 10:34am
HIGH ALERT: A Pokolbin firefighting crew combats high temperatures and variable wind at Aberdare yesterday.- Picture by Dan Osland
HIGH ALERT: A Pokolbin firefighting crew combats high temperatures and variable wind at Aberdare yesterday.- Picture by Dan Osland

RESIDENTS at Kearsley and Aberdare fled their homes yesterday as a bushfire approached, but firefighters late last night managed to gain the upper hand.

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