Update 3.52pm changed to Advice and contained.

Watch and Act: O’Donnelltown
Fire (Lake Macquarie LGA) - Leave Now If Not Prepared.

A bush fire is burning near Mount Sugarloaf Road, West Wallsend, 22km west of Newcastle. It is burning under strong north westerly winds in a south easterly direction towards the Pacific Motorway.

Residents in the vicinity of Holmes Lane, O’Donnelltown, should Leave Now If Not Prepared. Check and follow your Bush Fire Survival Plan and stay up to date.

Those in the vicinity of Holmesville, West Wallsend, Killingworth should Monitor Conditions, smoke may be visible in surrounding areas.

The Pacific Motorway currently remains open, but may close at short notice.

For more information, visit the Hazards Near Me app and #RFS website: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fnm

#NSWFires #NSWBushfires #WestWallsend #NSW
(RFS FB 3.11pm)