The fire was first reported early on Wednesday afternoon. At 1.44pm, it measured four hectares.

It was put out by Wednesday evening, with crews patrolling late into the evening.

Crews returned to patrol early Thursday morning to ensure no re-ignitions.

The lightning strike which likely began the blaze could have taken place days earlier, said Lake George District Superintendent Tim Carroll. Rural Fire service and National Parks and Wildlife service attended the blaze.

With the difficult terrain in Morton National Park to the east, it was fortunate crews had been able to attend the blaze so quickly, Superintendent Carroll said on Wednesday.

“We’re lucky that we were able to get crews onto the fire as quickly as we did, because there’s the potential for this fire to spread east into Morton National Park… and it would be very difficult to fight if it did get into the park,” he said.

The fire began on private property at Wog Wog along the Charleys Forest Road.

Eight trucks, with a total of 25 firefighters attended the scene, assisted by a water bombing helicopter.

Superintendent Carroll urged people throughout the area to be extremely careful.

“I urge landholders throughout the district to pay attention to what the fire danger ratings are and to be very cautious when they’re considering lighting a fire,” he said at the time.

Police investigations are continuing into the fire at Durran Durra which began on January 19.