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Friday, January 17, 2014 2:45:52 AM
Cool change makes fires more difficult and complex as winds shift.
16 fires burning as Country Fire Service braces for most dangerous day during South Australian heatwave
Ben Hyde, Lia Harris, Colin James, Steve Rice The Advertiser January 17, 2014 5:56PM
Many residents have gathered at Cooltong with fire fighting vehicles in preparation for the fire wall to hit
Cooltong resident Jack Papageorgiou wets down his house at Cooltong, in the Riverland.
Pic: Simon Cross
Among them is Cooltong resident Jack Papageorgiou, whose home of 40 years is one of the most at risk from the fire.
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The fire burning near Paringa. Picture: Country Fire Service
The emergencies come as a cool change starts moving across the state, bringing strong winds and possible lightning.
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Hahndorf CFS members Paul Heath, Greg Liddle, Adrian Wilhelm and Terry Hall dampen
down scrub near Hahndorf after a fire near Windsor Avenue. Picture: Calum Robertson
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/fires-burning-as-country-fire-service-braces-for-most-dangerous-day-during-south-australian-heatwave/story-fnl1ee8j-1226803546321
.. videos and more inside ..
16 fires burning as Country Fire Service braces for most dangerous day during South Australian heatwave
Ben Hyde, Lia Harris, Colin James, Steve Rice The Advertiser January 17, 2014 5:56PM
Many residents have gathered at Cooltong with fire fighting vehicles in preparation for the fire wall to hit
Cooltong resident Jack Papageorgiou wets down his house at Cooltong, in the Riverland.
Pic: Simon Cross
Among them is Cooltong resident Jack Papageorgiou, whose home of 40 years is one of the most at risk from the fire.
[...]
The fire burning near Paringa. Picture: Country Fire Service
The emergencies come as a cool change starts moving across the state, bringing strong winds and possible lightning.
[...]
Hahndorf CFS members Paul Heath, Greg Liddle, Adrian Wilhelm and Terry Hall dampen
down scrub near Hahndorf after a fire near Windsor Avenue. Picture: Calum Robertson
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/fires-burning-as-country-fire-service-braces-for-most-dangerous-day-during-south-australian-heatwave/story-fnl1ee8j-1226803546321
.. videos and more inside ..
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