Catastrophic fire danger hits the Hunter

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Updated February 12 2017 - 5:24pm, first published 3:12pm
READY: The NSW Rural Fire Service deployed crews, strike teams, trucks and aircraft to the Hunter on Sunday in preparation for "catastrophic" and unprecedented fire conditions. Picture: Perry Duffin
READY: The NSW Rural Fire Service deployed crews, strike teams, trucks and aircraft to the Hunter on Sunday in preparation for "catastrophic" and unprecedented fire conditions. Picture: Perry Duffin

Weather watchers tipped it to be “Hell on Earth”, scorching hot and blowing a gale – and they were right.

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Perry Duffin

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Photojournalist for the Maitland Mercury

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