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Stephanie Gardiner

FOUND: Lightning caused hunter fire inquiry told - You Need To See This

The need to direct firefighting aircraft elsewhere delayed efforts to put out the blaze. (AAP)

A Black Summer bushfire that destroyed four homes in the NSW Hunter Valley and burnt through a significant conservation area was caused by lightning, an inquiry has been told.

The fire, known as the Little L Complex, began in late November 2019 and burnt for nine weeks across 171,000 hectares in the Yengo National Park.

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