The Gospers mountain fire has reached the blue mountains overnight and has claimed dozens of houses and outbuildings around the Mount Wilson, Mount Tomah area we don’t know the full extent of damage yet , the fire has reportedly jumped the bells liners rd.
We have reports of dozens of building, structures having been damaged or destroyed,” he said. “We are just not sure on homes and outbuildings and sheds and those sorts of things. I am hearing reports that even our local members and it might be our local captain have lost their home last night trying to defend their local community.”
Shane Fitzgibbon
The gospers Mountain fire is just too big to stop and many communities in the blue mountains are on edge as both sides of the mountains are now on fire. The fire is now burning in Gross Valley and towns from Mount Victoria to Blaxland could be impacted in the coming weeks.
Monitor conditions and know what you will do if fire threatens.”
The huge fire is also burning near Bell, Newnes Junction, Clarence, Colo, the lower and upper Macdonald, Perrys Crossing and Wollomi national park.