Firefighters make us proud
VOLUNTEERS firefighters prevented the possibility of a large scale grass fire at Leongatha South on the eve of Australia Day yesterday (Monday).
Country Fire Authority volunteers rushed to blaze that burnt the side of Bass Highway and some farmland at Leongatha South, and could have spread further if fanned by wind.
Leongatha, Leongatha South and Koonwarra brigades attended the fire at 10.45am after a farmer called for assistance with a blaze on his property beside the Bass Highway.
The grassfire is believed to have been started by faulty bearings on a caravan that broke down by the roadside several kilometres closer to Leongatha.
“At first we did not know the cause of the fire, but later in the day we had reports of the broken down caravan nearer to town,” Leongatha South CFA captain Hilco Zuidema said.
“We believe the faulty bearings that came off the caravan went into the grass beside the road and started the fire. It was just an accident.”
CFA directed traffic around the incident which was deemed safe at 11.17am.
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