Overview
- Tasmania Fire Service leadership confirmed 19 houses were destroyed at Dolphin Sands and about 700 hectares have burned.
- Two firefighters were injured as crews worked through Thursday’s dangerous, windy conditions.
- A watch-and-act alert remains for Dolphin Sands, residents are advised it is unsafe to return, and an evacuation centre is open at Swansea Town Hall.
- High winds that grounded aircraft on Thursday are easing, and TFS plans to deploy aerial resources while concentrating efforts on Dolphin Sands and Glenlusk.
- TasNetworks reports 25 power poles destroyed and about 270 customers likely without power for at least a week, as other warnings are downgraded and Glenlusk residents return with caution.