Fire alert! Fire alert!
Looks like South Australia is set to bear the brunt of the scorching sun.
Posted on 01/10/2010 5:00:33 PM PST by myknowledge
THE state is facing its worst fire danger day of the season, as authorities warn conditions will be similar to those during Victoria's Black Saturday disaster.
Country Fire Service has declared "catastrophic" conditions in 10 of the state's 15 fire districts as temperatures reach up to 45C and wind gusts of up to 50km/h are expected.
CFS chief officer Euan Ferguson said today was a day of the "greatest severity" for fire danger and all of the state's thousands of firefighters were on stand-by.
Conditions have been likened to those of the Eyre Peninsula bushfires, which claimed the lives of nine people five years ago today.
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Fire alert! Fire alert!
Looks like South Australia is set to bear the brunt of the scorching sun.
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