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A fire erupts from bushland, and engulfing âcrowningâ the tops of the surrounding eucalyptus trees, forcing the firefighters from Fire and Rescue NSW to flee and abandon their fire truck. A video of the event, shot by the man pictured, was widely seen. The Green Wattle Creek fire, just south-west of Sydney, burned at emergency level for several days, burning out more than 35,000 hectares of land, threatening lives and property, forcing many residents to evacuate. Orangeville, NSW, Australia. Thursday 6th December 2019. Matthew Abbott