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Inquiry told bushfire evacuations risky in 'one road in, one road out' coastal towns

Alasdair McDonald
Updated August 19 2020 - 10:30am, first published August 18 2020 - 1:00pm
The fire burned through more than 1000 hectares of forest, causing $63.5million worth of damage, and destroying 56 homes and 35 outbuildings in and around Tathra. Photo: Karleen Minney
The fire burned through more than 1000 hectares of forest, causing $63.5million worth of damage, and destroying 56 homes and 35 outbuildings in and around Tathra. Photo: Karleen Minney

Day 11 of the Reedy Swamp/Tathra bushfire coronial inquiry has heard fire was already impacting on the outskirts of Tathra before a "shelter now" warning was released to the public.

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