Bushfire evacuations risky in 'one road in, one road out' coastal towns, inquiry told

Alasdair McDonald
August 18 2020 - 3:00pm
The 2018 fire burned through more than 1000 hectares of forest, causing damage valued at $63.5 million. Photo: Karleen Minney
The 2018 fire burned through more than 1000 hectares of forest, causing damage valued at $63.5 million. Photo: Karleen Minney

Fire was already impacting on the outskirts of Tathra before a "shelter now" warning was released to the public, a NSW bushfire inquiry was told today.

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