‘Erratic’ fire could jump containment lines

Firefighters will be ready to protect urban areas of south Canberra today, if the dangerous 24,000-hectare Orroral Valley bushfire jumps containment lines and burns towards the city as the forecast is set to top 41 degrees.Source:Getty Images

People in the vicinity of Apollo Road, Boboyan Road, Top Naas Road and Corin Road have been warned to stay vigilant. “But it is forecast to be still quite hot tomorrow and we are expecting some storms that could lead to quite unpredictable weather, wind changes.” Mr Barr said the state of emergency is expected to remain until at least Monday. He said the ACT’s rural village of Tharwa in the extreme south of the territory remains of particular focus.

But he warned the “the winds are up, so the fire is awake.” He said the winds are coming from the north west so the fire is going to track towards NSW.

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