Swift action shuts down blaze west of Dubbo

By Kim Bartley
Updated January 25 2013 - 11:53am, first published 4:00am
A fast-moving fire threatening property in West Dubbo was thwarted from the ground and the air late Wednesday afternoon. Police are investigating the cause of the fire.											            Photo: AMY MCINTYRE
A fast-moving fire threatening property in West Dubbo was thwarted from the ground and the air late Wednesday afternoon. Police are investigating the cause of the fire. Photo: AMY MCINTYRE

POLICE are investigating a fire that could have turned the Orana Juvenile Justice Centre and other West Dubbo properties to ash but for the speed and efficiency of a well-oiled firefighting machine.

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