Out-of-control bushfires raging in northern NSW may have been deliberately lit, authorities have confirmed. Firefighters report up to 30 homes have been damaged or destroyed in the fires, with that number expected to rise as authorities try to gain access to areas that are still cut off to emergency crews. NSW Rural Fire Service incident controller Superintendent Michael Brett told Sky News that the brigade believe at least one of the fires may have been deliberately lit. “Our investigations have come back that something suspicious has happened in that area,” he said. Residents in Rappville told Sky News they lost...
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