<p>A bushfire on the central coast which broke containment lines and burnt through 456 hectares of land was downgraded on February 17.</p><p>It reportedly</a> took 15 firefighting crews to contain the Lennox Head blaze, one of many</a> cropping up across New South Wales during the month of February. Emergency services closed the surrounding roads, and broke containment lines due to strong winds.</p><br /><p>The Northern Star</a> reported a waterbomber was dispatched to combat the fire in the morning of February 18. The Rural Fire Service would also conduct backburning as an additional containment measure. Credit: David Hynes via Storyful</p><br />