Dozen Homes Destroyed in Town by Fast-Moving Bushfire

A waterbombing helicopter is seen flying over the fast-moving bushfire in the Koolewong, Phegans Bay and Woy Woy Bay area in Kurri Kurri, Australia, on Dec. 6, 2025. Ayush Kumar/Getty Images

More than a dozen homes have been destroyed near major urban centres after a fast-moving fire swept through bushland in extreme heatwave conditions.

Emergency warnings were issued for residents near fires on the New South Wales (NSW) Central Coast and in the Hunter region on Saturday as 75 fires burned across the state.