'Severe' fire conditions predicted for Maitland and the Hunter, ban in place

Updated October 17 2019 - 10:23am, first published 10:16am
WARNING: A bush fire on Sawyers Gully Road, Kurri Kurri in January 2017. PICTURE: Jonathan Carroll.
WARNING: A bush fire on Sawyers Gully Road, Kurri Kurri in January 2017. PICTURE: Jonathan Carroll.

A total fire ban will be in force on Thursday, with the Rural Fire Service expecting the danger rating could reach 'severe' in Maitland and across the wider Hunter.

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