A FIRE that ignited during wild weather in Forbes on Thursday afternoon has been extinguished by firefighters.
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At 4.16pm NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews received a triple-0 call that a lighting storm had started a new fire east of Forbes.
"The crew arrived to find a large tree had been hit by lightning and ignited," Forbes RFS said.
"While on scene we were notified by a member of public to a second tree fire.
"A specialist RFS chainsaw crew was called in to deal with the trees.
"Thankfully after both trees were dropped we had a heavy rain storm pass through."
Meanwhile, Bureau of Meteorology data shows 14 millimeters of rain was recorded in Forbes during Thursday afternoon's storm.
Winds gusts were recorded up to 80km/h at 3pm.
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Nadine Morton
Nadine Morton covers emergency services and breaking news for the Illawarra Mercury. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities. Have a story? Email her at nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Nadine Morton covers emergency services and breaking news for the Illawarra Mercury. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities. Have a story? Email her at nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au
