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Fingal fire on the morning of December 31, 2019.

Flames behind a house in Fingal

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Burnt ground in front of a house at Pelhman

Fingal resident Brett Fogarty was told to leave his home.

"[I'm] feeling a bit anxious, I just want to see what's there and what's not."

The major of Break O'Day, Mick Tucker.

Tasmania Fire Service crews waterbombing.

"We have had 406 lightning strikes recorded as essentially ground strikes, so that's a major concern for us,"
Mr Middleton said.

The fire at Pelham put lives and dozens of homes at risk.

Fingal was upgraded to an emergency warning after 6:15pm.

Panorama of smoke over Ellendale from a bushfire at Elderslie, near Pelham

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