Lightning sparks Tasmanian fires, rescues

By Andrew Drummond
Updated January 16 2019 - 6:06pm, first published 6:03pm
Fire authorities in Tasmania are battling new blazes along with a two-week-old bushfire.
Fire authorities in Tasmania are battling new blazes along with a two-week-old bushfire.

Thousands of dry lightning strikes have sparked scores of fires across Tasmania, leading to helicopter evacuations of bushwalkers and prompting local authorities to seek interstate help to battle the blazes.

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