Canberra fire now more than 8000 hectares

By Finbar O'Mallon
Updated January 29 2020 - 12:08am, first published 12:03am
An emergency-level fire in Namadgi National Park was heading northeast towards Tharwa in Canberra.
An emergency-level fire in Namadgi National Park was heading northeast towards Tharwa in Canberra.

A defence helicopter's landing light is believed to have started the massive fire threatening homes south of Canberra.

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