An ominous sign of what lies ahead this summer
Updated Thu 12 Sep 2013, 6:05am AEST
Firefighters have the upper hand on the blazes but their speed and ferocity were a shock to residents and authorities alike.
Adam Harvey
Source: 7.30 | Duration: 4min 50sec
Topics: bushfire, community-and-society, disasters-and-accidents, rural, australia