A man is behind bars accused of starting a fire that burnt through 12 hectares of NSW bushland.
The 52-year-old is alleged to have deliberately lit the blaze on a property on the Bruxer Highway at Tabulam, near Casino, before it spread to nearby bushland on Wednesday.
He was refused bail after being charged on Thursday with intentionally causing a fire and being reckless to its spread. He is due to appear at Casino Local Court on October 3.
Three teenagers were also charged with lighting a fire on Wednesday which was fortunately extinguished before it made it to bushland.
The trio, all aged 16, allegedly built a fire at the base of a cliff at Blaxland about 4pm and then failed to properly smother it when questioned by local residents, police say.
They are due to appear at a children's court on September 6.
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