While the cause of the fire is still under investigation, some have questioned why a registered burn was able to take place in the area despite strong winds being forecast at the weekend.
A bushfire began at Seven Mile Beach, about 15 kilometres east of Hobart, on Sunday amid hot and windy conditions, before being brought under control by the Tasmania Fire Service on Sunday night.
The only separation between the fire and the residential communities of Lewisham and Dodges Ferry was a body of water about 400 metres wide, with smoke billowing towards houses.
Dodges Ferry resident Steve Lord said the smoke became so strong he could not see Lewisham, while former TFS commissioner Carmel Torenius said some residents had embers "falling around their house".
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A bushfire began at Seven Mile Beach, about 15 kilometres east of Hobart, on Sunday amid hot and windy conditions.
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There were fears that embers from an out-of-control bushfire east of Hobart on Sunday could leap across a water channel and impact residential communities.
While the cause of the fire is still under investigation, some have questioned why a registered burn was able to take place in the area despite strong winds being forecast at the weekend.
The Tasmania Fire Service says landowners conducting burn-offs while being unprepared for the weather conditions is a "real concern".
Residents east of Hobart have questioned why a total fire ban was not imposed over the weekend, after they spent the evening fearing an ember attack from a nearby fire.
A bushfire began at Seven Mile Beach, about 15 kilometres east of Hobart, on Sunday amid hot and windy conditions, before being brought under control by the Tasmania Fire Service on Sunday night.
Gusts of up to 100 kilometres per hour were recorded near Hobart on Sunday, with the temperature peaking at 27.1 degrees Celsius.
The only separation between the fire and the residential communities of Lewisham and Dodges Ferry was a body of water about 400 metres wide, with smoke billowing towards houses.
Lewisham resident Suzy Lebasi said it was "like Dante's Inferno over on the other shore" with "horrendous smoke" blowing over Dodges Ferry in particular.
Kylie Reardon, who also lives in Lewisham, said most residents in the suburbs "would have been sleeping with one eye open last night" due to the fire.
Dodges Ferry resident Steve Lord said the smoke became so strong he could not see Lewisham, while former TFS commissioner Carmel Torenius said some residents had embers "falling around their house".
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