 During the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, on 3 January 2020, the Dunns Road fire burned from Batlow into Kosciuszko National Park and burning much of the northern part of the park.The courthouse was severely damaged, the fire burning so hot that the glass and aluminium in the windows melted.Wolgal Hut and Pattisons Huts were also feared to have been destroyed.