Bushfire burning northeast of Hobart, residents warned to stay away

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Firefighters are working to contain a blaze northeast of Hobart. A watch and act in place at dolphin sands with resident warned it's still not safe to return. At least 19 properties in the areas have been damaged. Authorities say conditions have improved.

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00:00We've seen more friendly conditions for crews to get in and start working on containing

00:07live edge. We have a number of activities happening across the firegrounds, so we have

00:11the immediate impact area, in there we have rapid impact assessment teams, we also have

00:16fire investigation teams, rehab and recovery teams and community fire safety review teams.

00:22Commentary to that activity we also have TAS networks, they're in there re-establishing

00:26power. We have hazardous tree assessments occurring with the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council, so they're

00:33doing that work as well. We are expecting a cool westerly change later in the afternoon

00:39which will help us further. There may be some light showers but unlikely to reach us up here

00:43on the fireground.

00:44Can I also say a big thank you to the communities that have been impacted by these fires. Thank

00:49you for your understanding. We know this is an uncertain and unsettling time and there are

00:56a range of different instructions that have been provided by our first responders. We're

01:00very grateful for the community's compliance with that so far. We're not out of the woods

01:05yet but we are working to ensure that the areas are safe and then we'll be working with communities

01:13so they can return.

01:14So that they can return.

01:15So that they can return.

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