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NSW fires: Lindfield Road blaze finally out after 210 days

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Fire near Port Macquarie extinguished after 210 daysWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementA fire that had been burning for nearly seven months in northern NSW has finally been extinguished, after a unique effort from several organisations.The Rural Fire Service and Fire &amp; Rescue NSW were joined by the Department of Primary Industries and Environment, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, and the Department of Health in extinguishing the Lindfield Park Road fire, which had been burning since July 18 last year.Of the 858 hectares, roughly 400 of them were burning underground at the wetlands south-west of Port Macquarie, fuelled by decomposed organic matter, meaning that conventional firefighting methods could not cut it."Typically the fires we deal with day-to-day are surface fires; leaves, sticks, trees up to the treetops. The issue with this fire, and what made it unique, is that it's old and dried up wetlands," RFS spokesman James Morris said."The peat fuel was the main reason for why it burned so long. It was a huge effort and collaboration with other agencies."Authorities consulted a team of scientists from "around the world" to determine the best way to extinguish the fire."The method they came up with was to basically rehydrate the wetlands."As a result, 65 megalitres of reclaimed water from a nearby facility were pumped into the area. That, along with 260 millimetres of rainfall over the past few days, saw the fire officially declared out on Wednesday.AdvertisementWhile not always being as visible as grass or bushfires, the effects of the Lindfield Park Road fire have been felt in the area for months, particularly in terms of air quality for locals."One issue we had to contend with was the consistent smoke that was emanating from that location, which caused significant health risks for residents," Mr Morris said. The majority of a peat fire may be hidden from sight but is capable of suddenly springing up at any moment, Mr Morris said. "A peat fire can burn metres underground for months, and in some cases years, and pop up occasionally in tens to hundreds of metres across the ground, sometimes even kilometres."Across the state, 25 fires are still burning and four are yet to be contained, but hopes still remain that NSW and the ACT will be bushfire-free by the end of the week, .Log in, or to save articles for later. is a journalist at The Sydney Morning Herald.Advertisement

Fire near Port Macquarie extinguished after 210 daysWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementA fire that had been burning for nearly seven months in northern NSW has finally been extinguished, after a unique effort from several organisations.The Rural Fire Service and Fire &amp; Rescue NSW were joined by the Department of Primary Industries and Environment, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, and the...

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