Jo Vakaahi fought the Old Bar fire with a wet tea towel on her head

Updated November 10 2019 - 2:49pm, first published 2:07pm
Jo Vakaahi was stranded on her roof as she battled to save her home, while others burned down.
Jo Vakaahi was stranded on her roof as she battled to save her home, while others burned down.

As Jo Vakaahi stood on her roof with a hose as a ferocious bushfire barrelled towards her home, her frightened dog accidentally knocked the ladder over leaving her trapped.

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