Australian fires: 'Perfect storm' destroys 28 homes

The New Zealand Herald - 1/14/13

In this photo provided by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service a fire burns near Sussex Inlet, Australia. Photo / AP
 

A "perfect storm'' of a fire in northern NSW has destroyed 28 homes, with firefighters expecting that number to rise.

The fire has burned through 40,000 hectares near the Warrumbungle National Park.

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