Fire expert warns that new aged care facility on Middle Head could result in a `horror show'

By Deborah Snow
Updated November 1 2014 - 1:08am, first published 12:15am
A bush fire like this on Middle Head could be catastrophic if a planned aged care facility goes ahead
A bush fire like this on Middle Head could be catastrophic if a planned aged care facility goes ahead
A bush fire like this on Middle Head could be catastrophic if a planned aged care facility goes ahead
A bush fire like this on Middle Head could be catastrophic if a planned aged care facility goes ahead
A bush fire like this on Middle Head could be catastrophic if a planned aged care facility goes ahead
A bush fire like this on Middle Head could be catastrophic if a planned aged care facility goes ahead
A bush fire like this on Middle Head could be catastrophic if a planned aged care facility goes ahead
A bush fire like this on Middle Head could be catastrophic if a planned aged care facility goes ahead

A former chief fire control officer for the ACT has warned that the planned aged care home on Sydney Harbour's Middle Head could be an "absolute horror show" if a major fire broke out in nearby bushland, triggering a need to evacuate dozens of elderly residents.