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Peter Bodkin and Samantha Lock

Arson probe into major bushfire as extreme risks near

Extreme fire danger warnings are forecast for some of NSW this week, with total fire bans likely. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Several bushfires on the NSW mid-north coast might have been deliberately lit and police are appealing to the public to help find the culprits.

A fire that started last Tuesday at Belmore River, about 15km east of Kempsey, burnt through nearly 3000ha of bushland in the Hat Head National Park before being brought under control.

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