Inquiries after suspicious grass fire at Crackneck Lookout
POLICE are investigating a suspected arson attack at Crackneck Lookout on one of the hottest days of the year and ahead of the southerly buster last night.
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POLICE are investigating a suspected arson attack at Crackneck Lookout on one of the hottest days of the year and ahead of the southerly buster last night.
Emergency services were called to the popular lookout at 6.37pm to find an area of about 60sq m of grass alight on the side of the headland.
Fire & Rescue NSW’s Bateau Bay crews arrived, along with a Rural Fire Service tanker, and extinguished the blaze without incident a short time later at 7.16pm.
The top car park was evacuated and National Parks and Wildlife staff patrolled the area overnight to ensure there were no flare-ups.
A police spokesman said witnesses had provided “some information to police” including a registration number of a car and a description of a few people seen in the area just prior to the fire breaking out.
Anyone with information is urged to contact CrimeStoppers.
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