NSW fires: arson squad investigating whether bushfire that destroyed 16 homes was deliberately lit

Police say ‘active crime scenes remain at houses and dwellings’ in Koolewong on the Central Coast after devastating weekend blaze‘It came from everywhere’: NSW town counts the cost after bushfire hitsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastArson squad and forensic officers are investigating the cause of a bushfire that destroyed 16 homes on the New South Wales Central Coast on the weekend.Fanned by high temperatures and strong winds, the out-of-control blaze swept across Koolewong on Saturday afternoon, with the flames at one point jumping a stretch of water 1km wide. Continue reading...