Fires still raging on Kangaroo Island in SA
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Fires still raging on Kangaroo Island in SA
Fires still raging on Kangaroo Island in SA.
Firefighters are expecting to be busy all weekend tackling blazes on Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
Most of the island has now been declared a danger zone, as a number of separate fires have joined up.
Extra firefighters have been sent from the mainland and fire-bombing aircraft are being used to assist crews on the ground.
The mayor of Kangaroo Island, Jenny Bates, says some residents have been trying to return to their properties to assess the damage from blazes which started yesterday as thunderstorms swept across SA.
The remains of a truck in which a man died after being caught in the Kangaroo Island bushfires. Picture: Kelly Barnes
She says the danger is not over yet, despite an improvement in the weather.
"People are moving into friends' places and some of the people are moving back now to places where they know it's safe," she said.
"With the wind change the island is starting to become covered in smoke again but, as I say, the fires are in inaccessible areas, they're not at the moment threatening property, livestock or houses."
Five fires are burning out of control on the island.
Regional fire commander Mark Thomason says more resources will be asked for.
"We've had a couple of escapes this afternoon that have changed our planning," he said.
"We've had a couple of control lines established. The winds on the north side in the Western River area, the fires have jumped control lines.
"We've made attempts to suppress those using aircraft and the winds have pushed those into thick scrub. We have to think of the long-term plan to deal with that fire."
Elsewhere in SA, a fire has flared again on Yorke Peninsula and is burning towards the town of Warooka.
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Firefighters are expecting to be busy all weekend tackling blazes on Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
Most of the island has now been declared a danger zone, as a number of separate fires have joined up.
Extra firefighters have been sent from the mainland and fire-bombing aircraft are being used to assist crews on the ground.
The mayor of Kangaroo Island, Jenny Bates, says some residents have been trying to return to their properties to assess the damage from blazes which started yesterday as thunderstorms swept across SA.
The remains of a truck in which a man died after being caught in the Kangaroo Island bushfires. Picture: Kelly Barnes
She says the danger is not over yet, despite an improvement in the weather.
"People are moving into friends' places and some of the people are moving back now to places where they know it's safe," she said.
"With the wind change the island is starting to become covered in smoke again but, as I say, the fires are in inaccessible areas, they're not at the moment threatening property, livestock or houses."
Five fires are burning out of control on the island.
Regional fire commander Mark Thomason says more resources will be asked for.
"We've had a couple of escapes this afternoon that have changed our planning," he said.
"We've had a couple of control lines established. The winds on the north side in the Western River area, the fires have jumped control lines.
"We've made attempts to suppress those using aircraft and the winds have pushed those into thick scrub. We have to think of the long-term plan to deal with that fire."
Elsewhere in SA, a fire has flared again on Yorke Peninsula and is burning towards the town of Warooka.
©Bigpond
