Rural Fire Service crews are working to contain a bushfire in the Pilliga National Park

Billy Jupp
Updated January 19 2018 - 9:20pm, first published 11:30am
FIRE DANGER: The Pilliga fire has been burning since 1pm on Wednesday and has so far burnt 17,000 hectacres. Photo: NSW RFS
FIRE DANGER: The Pilliga fire has been burning since 1pm on Wednesday and has so far burnt 17,000 hectacres. Photo: NSW RFS

UPDATE:

Due to another day of scorching temperatures the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has declared a total fire ban for the North Western and Northern Slopes and Plains regions.

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Billy Jupp

Billy Jupp

Senior Livestock Journalist

Billy is a Senior Livestock Journalist for the Queensland Country Life based in Toowoomba. He has worked for a variety of different ACM mastheads during the past five years including the Namoi Valley Independent, Northern Daily Leader and The Land.

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