Explosives, Homes Under Threat as Fire Rages in New South Wales

Residents were encouraged to remain vigilant as 10 blazes sparked emergency warnings throughout the afternoon.

New South Wales Rural Fire Service volunteers Mark Davis (L) and Andy Hain are inspecting bushland after a hazard reduction burn at Hilltop, located south of Sydney. Australian firefighters are preparing what they predict will be the fiercest fire season since the monster "Black Summer" blazes of 2019-2020 on Sept. 15, 2023 . Photo by ANDREW LEESON/AFP via Getty Images

Thousands of residents in northern NSW have encountered dangerous fire conditions as an ember attack began spot fires in a town of 4000 people.

Tenterfield, about 15km south of the Queensland border, was the epicentre of NSW’s firefighting efforts on Tuesday after seven blazes ignited to the town’s north, west and south.