Crews work to contain NSW bushfires
Fire crews battling raging bushfires in northern NSW are working through the weekend to get the blazes contained before forecast hot weather sees conditions deteriorate.
The NSW Rural Fire Service says so far 22 homes have been destroyed, 15 houses have been damaged, 73 outbuildings destroyed and 21 outbuildings damaged.
The major fire grounds are at Tabulam, nearby Wallangarra and Tingha Plateau all in the northern part of NSW.
Crews spent Friday night wrestling control over the three main fire-fronts amid cooler weather.
There were 26 bush and grass fires still burning across NSW early on Saturday morning, with three yet to be contained.
Firefighting crews from Queensland have been brought in to assist crews from NSW and waterbombing aircraft have been working tirelessly to keep the fires at bay.
Some properties remain under threat.
Temperatures on Saturday are expected to range from the mid-20s in coastal areas to mid-30s inland but any reprieve could be short-lived with hotter weather expected to sweep up through the interior of the continent on Monday and Tuesday.
