Fire in Armidale

Fire crews respond quickly to grass fire that threatened homes. Video Heath Forsyth

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00:00 It seems the fire is in the bushland.

00:07 It started somewhere behind the Minnumbah Aboriginal School and then the wind blew it

00:14 further westwards and it went behind some kind of essential energy electricity compound.

00:22 So there's been a lot of essential energy staff coming in their cars to check that out

00:28 and ensure that that's safe.

00:31 And I've seen a lot of fire trucks come here.

00:34 They must be coming from all over the district to help contain this fire that's right on

00:39 the outskirts of Armidale.

00:41 It's right in the bushland behind the houses on the southeast side of Armidale.

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