The Jail Break Inn Fire was suspected to be started by a cigarette butt near the Jail Break Inn 8 km west of Junee, in the Australian state of New South Wales on New Year's Day 2006. The fire was reported around mid-afternoon but quickly spread due to temperatures into the mid to high 40s (°C), low humidity and gusty westerly winds. The fire closed Olympic Highway and the Main Southern Railway line. Seven houses were destroyed, and the Junee Round House was damaged by the fire. The Monte Cristo Homestead was threatened by the fire but was saved by a firefighting helicopter water-bomber.