SA: Sheep killed in SA bushfire

AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-2006
SA: Sheep killed in SA bushfire

ADELAIDE, Dec 1 AAP - About 70 sheep have died in a bushfire in South Australia's Barossa Valley.

The blaze also destroyed a small pine tree plantation late yesterday as it burnt through
about 360 hectares at Eden Valley.

More than 70 firefighters converged on the scene overnight, bringing the fire under control.

They were expected to remain there today to continue mopping up.

The blaze was one of several causing concern for the Country Fire Service (CFS) after
three days of soaring temperatures across the state.

The largest was a series of fires burning in the Riverland which had destroyed 30,000
hectares of scrub since a lightning strike on Monday.

A CFS spokeswoman said about 125 firefighters were deployed to the area yesterday and
more were expected to join the battle today.

Work this morning would include strengthening of control lines on the southern boundary
through a backburning operation.

Other fires were burning at Bog Lane in the south-east of the state, in the Hincks
Conservation Park on the Eyre Peninsula and in the Pinkawillinie Conservation Park on
the west coast.

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