"Summer Bay" in flames as hot, gusty conditions wreak havoc for firefighters DOZENS of bushwalkers and tourists were evacuated from Palm Beach after being cut off by an out-of-control grassfire. The blaze on Barrenjoey Headland, home of television's fictitious Summer Bay seaside village, was one of 60 fires being fanned across the state by hot, gusty winds as NSW got an early taste of what firefighters fear will be a sizzling summer. Sally (Kate Ritchie) and her daughter Pippa (Piper Morrissey) catch up with Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher) on their arrival back in Summer Bay. The real life "Summer Bay" went up in flames yesterday. Walkers and sightseers caught on the headland, on Sydney's far north, were ordered to take refuge at Barrenjoey lighthouse while helicopters water-bombed surrounding buildings and burning scrub. More than 80 firefighters tackled the blaze on the ground as police and emergency workers escorted the group down a trail to safety. A building near the lighthouse where some of the tourists took shelter suffered fire damage to its roof, while a firefighter was treated for minor injuries. A bush fire broke out on Palm Beach headland putting the Light house under threat . Fishermen Hugo Tales and Ollie Pound, 14, were evacuated Picture: John Grainger Source: News Limited Two teenagers fishing on the rocks on the Broken Bay side of the headland had to be rescued by police boat. Ollie Pound and Hugo Tales, both 14, had been unaware of the danger before they were ordered to evacuate. She became concerned when she heard about the fire on the news. Locals took to Twitter to express their shock at seeing the headland made famous by Seven's long-running soapie Home and Away in flames about 2pm. "Summer Bay is flamin,"" one person tweeted. Almost three hours later the fire was downgraded to "watch and alert" status. About 20 fires continued to burn uncontained by late afternoon as hot, dry and gusty conditions continued. A fire in Blacktown in Sydney's west stopped trains for almost an hour before crews brought the blaze under control. On the mid-north coast, firefighters battled to safeguard properties against a fire burning near Port Stephens. The lighthouse at Palm Beach made famous by long-running television show Home and Away Source: News Limited