Rapidly building smoke plumes from the break out of the Bendora fire in the Warks Camp area (centre) and the strong up-slope run developing in Brindabella Creek (distant right) moving towards Picadilly Circus, [17 January 2003] [picture] /

Title from caption list supplied by the photographer, see file NLA04/564.; Part of the collection: A blood red noon, photography of the Brindabella & southern ACT fires of January 2003.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3510281; Purchased 2005. "Uriarra Forest at 1519 hrs, 17:01:2003. Under extreme fire weather conditions, the Bendora fire broke away in the Warks Camp area (centre smoke) whilst the free burning fire in Brindabella Creek (distant right) commenced a strong run upslope towards Picadilly Circus that threw spot fires towards the Cotter River"--Note from the photographer