S. Australia’s bushfire wrecks over 30 homes
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MORE than 30 homes are feared destroyed as firefighters battle the worst bushfire in South Australia for three decades, with officials warning yesterday of a threat to lives even as weather conditions improve.
The state’s Country Fire Service said the intense fire, which broke out on Friday in the Mount Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide, was continuing to burn in all directions at Sampson Flat, threatening lives.
But a cool change yesterday was expected to help them work to contain the fire ahead of a forecast rise in temperatures again on Wednesday.
“I can confirm that 12 homes have been destroyed and it’s feared that a further 20 homes have also been lost,” South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill said.
“However, the conditions for firefighting have improved. The weather is cooler and the weather conditions will permit aerial firefighting.
“This is important because it is forecast that we will have worsening weather conditions on Wednesday so it’s critical that we make headway on reducing the active edges of this fire front.”
Weatherill said following a visit to the site of the bushfire yesterday afternoon that he had seen “many burnt-out houses” and also “fires licking at the edges of a number of houses”.
“This fire is a long way from over... there is a lot of hard work to be done. The conditions out there are difficult and in some respects dangerous,” he added.
More than 11,000 hectares have been burnt in the Adelaide Hills, an area in the Mount Lofty Ranges with a population of about 40,000.
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