Water bombing aircrafts deployed to Tarlo River National Park fire

The fire in the Tarlo River National Park, northeast of Goulburn, continues to burn in inaccessible country.

The wildfire that was caused by a lightning strike late on Friday, December 8 has now burnt nine hectares of the park.

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service used three helicopters in partnership with ground crews to restrict the fire spreading in difficult weather conditions on Sunday.

An NPWS spokesperson said a bulldozer crew worked through the night to construct a trail to allow vehicles better access to the fire.

"Milder conditions on Sunday will allow NPWS crews and helicopters to work on containing the fire, with the firefighting effort expected to continue over the next week," she said.

Update: 3.20pm

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service are continuing to fight the fire which remains at five hectares.

A NPWS spokesperson said the fire burning in a south-easterly direction under strong hot north-westerly winds was caused by a lightning strike on Friday, December 8.

"Two helicopters, with another on the way, is bucketing water onto the fire," she said.

"NPWS crews are in transit with a plan to insert NPWS Remote Area Firefighting Team crews by air when winds ease and it is deemed safe enough to do so."

The RFS has been informed and will respond if required.

Earlier

A fire has broken out on the western side of the Tarlo River National Park in the locality of Myrtleville and is burning in inaccessible country.

At about midday on Saturday, December 9, NSW National Parks and Wildlife was alerted to the five hectare fire and Rural Fire Service Southern Tablelands operations officer Mitchell Butler said three NPWS water bombing aircrafts were working on it.

"No RFS resources are committed to the operation at the moment, but we may be called upon in the afternoon when temperatures cool down a little," he said.

More to come.