Huge, out-of-control bushfire ravages Sydney’s Northern Beaches, with residents warned to evacuate NOW, while others are told ‘it’s too late to leave’
Residents of Sydney’s Northern Beaches are being urgently evacuated after a fire broke containment lines to contain the hazard.
The NSW Rural Fire Service issued a warning for 100 Meatworks Avenue in Oxford Falls on Saturday afternoon.
A fire intended to reduce the risk of fire has been reclassified as ‘out of control’ and is raging east towards Cromer Heights.
Residents of Pinduro Place, Jersey Place, Maybrook Avenue and Kirrang Street were told it was ‘too late to leave’ and they should seek shelter.
An alert has been issued for the area, warning residents that the fire is out of control and that there is an ‘elevated threat level’.
Residents in the area surrounding Maybrook Retirement Village were previously urged to prepare for possible evacuation.
Meanwhile, residents of Narraweena and Cromer should prepare for an embers attack, the NSW Rural Fire Service warned at 3.30pm.
‘Embers are blown out far ahead of the main fire front and cause local fires. These can affect your home before the main fire front,’ the service said.
Residents are being urgently evacuated from Sydney’s Northern Beaches as firefighters battle an out-of-control blaze (smoke from the fire is seen in the picture)
A fire has been reclassified as ‘out of control’ to reduce hazards and is raging east towards Cromer Heights (fire pictured)
Large plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the dense undergrowth (photo)
Local residents are kept informed via the Northern Beaches Living Facebook page.
“The smoke you can see is unfortunately from a fire at Oxford Falls that is out of control,” one person wrote.
‘Hopefully our brave firefighters will get this under control soon.’
Large plumes of smoke could be seen billowing from dense undergrowth at nearby Manly Beach as sunbathers gathered on the beach.
More coming soon.
A bushfire has burned out of control in Oxford Falls (Photo: Smoke on Manly Beach)
A fire has been classified as out of control near Oxford Falls to mitigate the hazards (photo)
