NSW bushfires: Properties under threat as fires burn in Hunter Valley, Yass Valley

By Rachel Olding
Updated January 19 2017 - 12:08am, first published January 18 2017 - 11:09pm
Firefighters tackle a bushfire in Kurri Kurri. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
Firefighters tackle a bushfire in Kurri Kurri. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
The Kurri Kurri fire bears down on properties. Photo: Michael John Fisher
The Kurri Kurri fire bears down on properties. Photo: Michael John Fisher
Fires are threatening properties in the Hunter region. Photo: Michael John Fisher
Fires are threatening properties in the Hunter region. Photo: Michael John Fisher
Smoke looms over the Newcastle suburb of Kurri Kurri. Photo: Michael John Fisher
Smoke looms over the Newcastle suburb of Kurri Kurri. Photo: Michael John Fisher
Firefighters fight the bushfire in Kurri Kurri. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
Firefighters fight the bushfire in Kurri Kurri. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
The bushfire flares over properties in Kurri Kurri Photo: Jonathan Carroll
The bushfire flares over properties in Kurri Kurri Photo: Jonathan Carroll
People in Kurri Kurri watch the fire burn. Photo: Simone De Peak
People in Kurri Kurri watch the fire burn. Photo: Simone De Peak
A waterbombing aircraft tackles the Kurri Kurri blaze near Sawyers Gully Road. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
A waterbombing aircraft tackles the Kurri Kurri blaze near Sawyers Gully Road. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
The sun fights to get through the smoke at Kurri Kurri. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
The sun fights to get through the smoke at Kurri Kurri. Photo: Jonathan Carroll

Properties have been damaged and other homes remained under threat as bushfires raged into the evening across the Hunter Valley and near the ACT.