Currowan Fire: Isolated residents use social media to monitor remote blaze

Sam Strong
Updated November 27 2019 - 10:59am, first published 10:30am
A still from a video captured by RFS Basin View, who had a busy night with both trucks involved with property protection at the Currowan fire near Shallow Crossing. Picture: NSW Rural Fire Service Basin View Brigade.
A still from a video captured by RFS Basin View, who had a busy night with both trucks involved with property protection at the Currowan fire near Shallow Crossing. Picture: NSW Rural Fire Service Basin View Brigade.

Without home phones and mobile reception, Brooman and Mogood residents relied on internet messaging to keep each other safe as a front escalated the Currowan fire on Tuesday.

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Sam Strong

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