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CONNECTING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COROMANDEL PENINSULA
BIG SCRUB FIRE AT KUAOTUNU A
large scrub fire broke out on Black Jack Road in Kūaotunu on Saturday, 11 January, and was not able to be contained by the end of the day due to lack of accessibility to the fire and the prevailing winds sending it up the hillsides very quickly. Black Jack Road was closed to the public all day on Sunday to enable firefghters to work. A pilot vehicle was there for residents and emergency
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access. The two helicopters teams working on Saturday were increased to three with four ground crews on Sunday. As The Informer goes to press, four local ground crews are working on the eastern and sourthern flanks and three helicopters are attacking the fire on the steep and inaccessible western flank. They were making steady progress to contain the Black Jack Road fire. Incident Controller Shane Bromley said that weather conditions were relatively favourable. There were no evacuations due to the fire. One resident The Informer spoke to on Saturday night, said “I can see the flames from my bedroom, though it is quite a distance away, it doesn’t bode well for sleep.” It is not known how the fire started at this stage but it appears to have started very close to the edge of the road. An investigation will take place to determine the cause. For locals, the fire has ravaged their maunga (mountain).
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