Firefighters were able to contain this fire at Kurri Kurri.
Fire officers from Kurri Kurri Brigade aided by Rural Fire Service firefighters stopped a blaze before it could spread from the Loxford sewerage treatment works late yesterday.
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The fire was contained in that area and held before it could cross Northcote Street.
Kurri Kurri Brigade commander Captain Ken Maxwell said a strong wind had enabled the fire to burn out about 1.5 hectares of bushland.
“No property was threatened and the fire was extinguished after being contained,” he said.