Tag: fire
Animal feed facility saved by local firefighters
FIRE crews promptly contained a fire at an animal feed manufacturing plant at Millicent around dawn on Sunday and limited the damage bill to...
Farmers await fallout from meatworks “tragedy”
THE South East farming community is rallying together to support Thomas Foods International (TFI) following the devastating fire at its meat processing plant in...
Brave volunteers praised for fighting fierce blaze
COUNTRY Fire Service (CFS) firefighters from across the Upper South East and beyond have been applauded for their courage shown to contain a devastating bushfire, which destroyed four houses in Sherwood on Saturday. [...]
Blaze at Tantanoola during catastrophic fire danger
COUNTRY Fire Service volunteers promptly extinguished a small grass fire on the outskirts of Tantanoola at 4.20am on Saturday during catastrophic fire danger across the Lower South East[...]
Close call – Hot coals left at campsites
HOT coals were left to burn in several campfires across the South East on Saturday morning, which emergency service leaders have claimed had the...
Mill workers evacuate
FIREFIGHTERS spent several hours at Carter Holt Harvey on Commercial Street West on Wednesday after a fire started in the mill complex at the...
Patrols on lookout for illegal wood collection
THE spring 2017 firewood collection season will close in Victoria tomorrow with all designated firewood collection areas closed over the summer period from December 1[...]
Shed destroyed by fire
A BLAZE which completely destroyed a shed at Pelican Point on Thursday evening has been deemed not suspicious, despite fire investigators being unable to...
Courting disaster – Fire danger season heats up
SOUTH East district residents have been urged to finalise bushfire measures as the mercury soared to 36 degrees yesterday.
While parts of the region are...
Laundry owner praises fire response
A LAUNDROMAT owner has praised the efforts of her staff and the emergency services to contain a small fire in a dryer on Saturday...
Fire at gas drilling site
STAFF at the Beach Energy drilling rig acted quickly to extinguish a fire, which broke out in one of the four generators at the...
Fire danger season nears
THE South Australian Country Fire Service is warning residents not to be complacent, with fire crews being called to several escaped burn-offs in the...
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Season kicks off for Limestone Coast soccer
FOLLOWING the recent pre-season carnival, Limestone Coast soccer kicks off in full force this weekend with the opening round of the Premiership Cup.
In the...
