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Hunter braces for 'unprecedented' catastrophic bush fire conditions

By Nick Bielby
Updated November 12 2019 - 10:29am, first published November 11 2019 - 11:00am
A firefighter works at the scene of a blaze at Taree on the weekend. Picture: Wolter Peeters
A firefighter works at the scene of a blaze at Taree on the weekend. Picture: Wolter Peeters

The NSW Rural Fire Service has been handed special authority ahead of catastrophic fire conditions expected for the Hunter Region and Sydney on Tuesday.

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