by TassieStiller » Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:13 am
We have had mass evacuations from beaches from Marion Bay, Primrose Sands, Connely's Marsh and Port Arthur. Worst conditions on record here and the poor firies are well and truly up against it. I think the Tasman Peninsula as a whole will be burned until the fire hits the sea.
I have been involved in a few very nasty fires in my job, but not as bad as this. The last one in written memory (was before my time) was in '67, Black Wednesday when entire communities were burned down.
Thoughts are with all those currently affected by all this. Over 40C for most of the afternoon here :o