With tinder dry conditions, people in the Taupo District are being urged to be fire smart
With tinder dry conditions, people in the Taupo District are being urged to be fire smart
15 February 2019
Up to nine fire crews have been working all night to extinguish a scrub fire in Mangakino, 50 kilometres west of the city centre.
Taupo Mayor David Trewavas says it appears to be under control.
He says there's an extreme fire risk at the moment and a total fire ban.
Trewavas says people need to be careful, especially when operating mowers next to plantation forests, or in any other situation where ignition could take place.
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