Dec. 17, 2014, midnight

A CHARRED hill stood out yesterday in what is normally a picturesque North East landscape.

Firefighters check trees as they mop up after the fire had moved through. Picture: MATTHEW SMITHWICK

A CHARRED hill stood out yesterday in what is normally a picturesque North East landscape.

Dry, brown grass swayed weakly towards the firefront.

A mob of kangaroos was seen leaving the West Wodonga hill, headed for greener pastures.

About 150 firefighters armed with water took up the fight against the flames, wiping their dusty and sweaty brows in response to the suns intense heat.

The erratic wind gusts were the worst enemy for those attempting to control the blaze and firefighters were hoping they would die down and leave a still summers day.

But not even those in charge of fighting the blaze would make predictions or speculate as to what would happen with the weather, because of the likelihood that conditions would change in an instant.

An air crane, two helicopters and a plane circled above the blaze, dropping water and retardant to deter the flames from spreading further.

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