Woman's House Burnt Down But She Refused To Let Her Horses Die

As she watched her home burn to the ground, an elderly woman stayed put, fighting the fire and refusing to abandon her horses.

The elderly woman lives alone in Rainbow Flat, 20 kilometres south of Taree in New South Wales, and is now visiting her family in Brisbane.

Martin Von Stoll who evacuated his own Diamond Beach home on Friday, visited the area and captured photographs of the devastation yesterday.

He spoke to the elderly woman outside her home, which has been reduced to a pile of bricks.

After fighting the fires alone, the woman said she was just "pushing through".

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Article written by: Eden Gillespie