Police say ‘active crime scenes remain at houses and dwellings’ in Koolewong on the Central Coast after devastating weekend blaze ‘It came from everywhere’: NSW town counts the cost after bushfire hits Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Arson squad and forensic officers are investigating the cause of a bushfire that destroyed 16 homes on the New South Wales Central Coast on the weekend. Fanned by high temperatures and strong winds, the out-of-control blaze swept across Koolewong on Saturday afternoon, with the flames at one point jumping a stretch of water 1km wide. Continue reading...
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NSW fires: arson squad investigating whether bushfire that destroyed 16 homes was deliberately lit
Arson squad and forensic officers are investigating the cause of a bushfire that destroyed 16 homes in Koolewong, on the New South Wales Central Coast, over the weekend. The blaze, fueled by high temperatures and strong winds, rapidly spread across the town on Saturday afternoon.
Daisy Dumas and Caitlin CassidyThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2025-12-09 · 01:00 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Arson squad and forensic officers are investigating the cause of a bushfire that destroyed 16 homes in Koolewong, on the New South Wales Central Coast, over the weekend. The blaze, fueled by high temperatures and strong winds, rapidly spread across the town on Saturday afternoon. Police have established active crime scenes at the affected houses and dwellings. Investigators are trying to determine if the fire was deliberately lit. At one point, the flames jumped a 1km wide stretch of water.
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Police say ‘active crime scenes remain at houses and dwellings’ in Koolewong.
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The blaze swept across Koolewong on Saturday afternoon.
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The bushfire destroyed 16 homes on the New South Wales Central Coast.
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