Police suspicious that NSW bushfire was deliberately lit in 'a bastard act'

People are unaccounted for in the northern NSW bushfires with police still unable to access the fire-grounds.

Bushfires in Busbys Flat. Source: AAP

 

A number of people have still not been accounted for in northern NSW bushfires, with police unable to access the fire-ground.

Acting police commissioner Dean Smith said the widespread nature of the fire in the rural hamlet of Rappville has made it difficult for authorities to access the fire-ground and put a number on how many people are unaccounted for.

"At this point in time, we're unable to fully confirm those numbers," the Acting Commissioner told a Sydney press conference.

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