Firefighters said nothing could stop the Gospers Mountain mega fire. Here's why Sydney was spared

An ABC visual investigation reveals fresh details about Australia's biggest-ever bushfire, which scorched more than 1 million hectares last summer and left a trail of destruction on Sydney's doorstep.

Data, fresh pictures and interviews collide to create a new narrative of the Gospers Mountain “mega-blaze.”

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