Gospers Mountain fire: RFS volunteers working tirelessly to have Christmas off with family

By Sam Rigney
December 23 2019 - 5:00am
HEAT: The Gospers Mountain fire rages at Bilpin. The blaze has burnt through bush seven times the size of Singapore. Picture: David Gray
HEAT: The Gospers Mountain fire rages at Bilpin. The blaze has burnt through bush seven times the size of Singapore. Picture: David Gray

FIRE crews battling the northern edge of the Gospers Mountain mega blaze - the largest single ignition point forest fire in Australia's history - are racing against the clock to shore up containment lines in remote and difficult terrain so exhausted volunteers can have Christmas Day off to spend with their families.

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