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Koolewong Residents Urged to Evacuate as Bushfires Rage
12/6/2025
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Story summary
- On December 6, 2025, the Rural Fire Service (RFS) urged residents of Koolewong to evacuate as bushfires advanced.
- The RFS warned embers could ignite spot fires ahead of the main blaze.
- One home was reported lost near Buladelah.
- About 2,600 hectares have burned.
- Smoke reduced visibility across Sydney during a heatwave in which Penrith temperatures reached 41 degrees Celsius.
