High winds are threatening to fan a bushfire in the Mackenzie Basin
High winds are threatening to fan a bushfire in the Mackenzie Basin
31 August 2020
Crews are racing to set up contingency lines to block the blaze that's burnt through 3000 hectares of forestry.
It's been a challenging day with a building north-westerly - but a southerly change is expected.
Incident Controller Rob Hands says the fire is backing into the wind, toward the firebreaks.
He says depending on when the southerly hits, it'll turn into a heading fire - and will travel up to four times as fast.
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