Posted by on January 23, 2020 12:56 am
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ACT residents near bushfire south of Canberra told to seek shelter as contact lost with large water-bombing plane fighting New South Wales bushfire. Follow latest news and live updates

5.56am GMT

We’ve just heard from ACT emergency services agency commissioner Georgeina Whelan, who held a press conference in Canberra.

She said the Beard fire – the product of two fires that have merged in the area near the ACT-NSW border – is still burning out of control and is 425 hectares in size.But there’s some positive news.

Oh c’mon! More fires today, creeping ever closer to #Canberra #Pialligo #Queanbeyan area be vigilant. This is scary stuff. #canberrafire #bushfires #ClimateEmergency #smoke @ACT_ESA @NSWRFS pic.twitter.com/F2krlE9mcA

5.53am GMT

RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons has confirmed that all three people who died in the downed C-130 this afternoon were American residents.

Fitzsimmons said their deaths will impact fire fighters world-wide.

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