NSW bushfires: RFS names two firefighters killed south-west of Sydney

Geoffrey Keaton, 32, and Andrew O’Dwyer, 36, both fathers of young children, died when their truck overturned

A “tight-knit” western Sydney volunteer firefighting brigade has been devastated after two firefighters were killed in the battle to contain a blaze that ripped through villages south-west of the city.

Geoffrey Keaton, 32, and Andrew O’Dwyer, 36, from the Horsley Park brigade, were in a truck convoy near the town of Buxton late on Thursday when a tree fell into their path, causing the vehicle to roll off the road.

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