A narrow escape, neighbors not so lucky
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Just when John Aish and his partner Jenny Shea thought they had beaten the inferno ravaging their two properties in Australia鈥檚 southeast on New Year鈥檚 Eve, a roaring fireball came through forcing them to flee.
Aish and Shea did not see each other until the following morning.
They are now camping near Cobargo, about 10 kilometers away from their hometown of Wandella.
鈥淲e tried really hard. We thought we鈥檇 had it beat but the big fireballs came and I said, 鈥榗ome on kids, we got to go鈥,鈥 Shea said.
鈥淕lad we got out when we did.鈥
鈥淓verything鈥檚 just gone. We鈥檝e got nothing,鈥 Aish told the reporter.
Police yesterday confirmed one more death on the south coast of New South Wales state, bringing the death toll to 25.
Among those dead were Aish and Shea鈥檚 neighbors, a father and a son killed that same night battling the fires.
鈥淚鈥檇 say, like a hurricane. Just bloody quick and just hard to describe,鈥 Aish said.
鈥淭he noise was just like a bloody jet, jet engine like just got louder and louder and, just the roar of the wind and that sort of thing.鈥
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