Fire threatens property in northern NSW

Six water bombers are battling a new fire front threatening rural properties, north
west of Torrington, in northern NSW, on Sunday afternoon.
The fire is burning near Torrington Road and Silent Grove Road to the north of
Torrington Village.
NSW Rural Fire Service spokesman Ben Shepherd told AAP rural properties are expected
to come under fire threat in the next few hours.
"Crews have had the opportunity to door knock people in the area and have advised
them to enact their bushfire survival plans," he said.
Mr Shepherd said extra trucks would be sent in to help local crews protect homes.
The Torrington blaze is one of 63 fires burning across the state, however, showers
and cooler temperatures on Monday should provide some relief.
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting light to moderate rainfall across some fire
affected areas, senior forecaster Peter Zmijewski said.
Mr Shepherd said the main focus was on fires at Bungawalbin National Park,
south-east of Casino and Killingworth, Lake Macquarie which south of Newcastle.
Five fire trucks are on the ground at the Bungawalbin fire which has burnt 130
hectares of National Park.
While three trucks and a helicopter are working to contain the Killingworth fire has
spread across 80 hectares.
Mr Shepherd said there was no direct threat to property.
"(The rain) should give firefighers a chance to consolidate containment lines," he
said.
"It won't be drought breaking rain but it will definitely give us a bit of a break."
He said fire crews would be busy mopping up for the next couple of days.
Meanwhile, firefighters have contained a fire that has burnt out five hectares of
bush near Lithgow west of Sydney.