Steve Harrison, a 67-year-old potter, hid in a makeshift kiln to insulate him from the flames as his property was destroyed. He had stayed behind to defend his home in Balmoral, a community south-west of Sydney that has been devastated by the blazes.
Steve Harrison, a 67-year-old potter, hid in a makeshift kiln to insulate him from the flames as his property was destroyed. He told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that he had stayed behind to defend his home in Balmoral, a community south-west of Sydney that has been devastated by the blazes.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters at a press conference on Sunday that there was "not much left" of Balmoral, which is home to. It was the second time in three days that fires ravaged the area. An emotional firefighter hit back at claims that emergency responders did not do enough to save the town.of the "horrific" conditions the NSW Rural Fire Service endured."The suggestion that we failed in defending that village ... I don't know how the other guys will take that, but for me personally -- I'm quite offended at the suggestion that we lost that village because we didn't," he said, adding, "I had mates hospitalized.
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