Gosper's Mountain backburn took out homes in 2019 Black Summer bushfires: Inquiry

By Jennie Curtin
June 21 2022 - 3:00pm
In firing line: A resident of Berambing struggling during the December 2019 bushfires. Picture: Jochen Spencer.
In firing line: A resident of Berambing struggling during the December 2019 bushfires. Picture: Jochen Spencer.

The NSW Rural Fire Service backburn which eventually claimed homes in and around the NSW Blue Mountains in December 2019 was brought forward to avoid forecast catastrophic weather, the NSW Bushfires Coronial Inquiry heard.

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