Lightning strikes set new fires
LIGHTNING strikes over Bathurst on Saturday ignited a number of bush and grass fires just outside the city.
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NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews were tasked to five fires including ones in Billywillinga, Freemantle, Lewis Ponds, Newbridge and Gowan.
It came following a string of storms that have ignited fires in the parched paddocks across the Bathurst region.
NSW RFS crews urge the community to call triple-0 if they see any unattended fires.