Monday, October 19, 2009 SYDNEY: Bush fire in Australian state of Queensland has been under control at 27 places out of 37 blazes, although 14 locations are still on fire. The fire has already burnt about 380 square kilometers of bush and grazing land at Gaeta since it started late last week.Rural Fire Service deputy commissioner Iain Mackenzie says about 400 firefighters are battling 37 blazes across the state. 'We're bringing crews from the north of the state, which has had a little bit of respite, and the south of the state, which hasn't had the fire activity quite to date. "But of course while we deal with the fires that we have, we also still have to be prepared for the ones that could erupt."Fire crews and water bombers are at the scene of a fast-moving grassfire on the Bruce Highway at Bajool, south of Rockhampton.Further north, fires are also burning at Paluma and Woodstock and at Mount Garnet, west of Innisfail. In the south-east, there is also a fire near Esk. And firefighters are preparing to backburn along a 20-kilometre front to try to control a major blaze north-west of Bundaberg.Authorities are taking advantage of the mild weather to back-burn along the northern front of the fire near Charnwood.Meanwhile, Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts is urging people to come forward with any information about the Rockhampton fires, which are believed to have been deliberately lit.
Monday, October 19, 2009 SYDNEY: Bush fire in Australian state of Queensland has been under control at 27 places out of 37 blazes, although 14 locations are still on fire. The fire has already burnt about 380 square kilometers of bush and grazing land at Gaeta since it started late last week.Rural Fire Service deputy commissioner Iain Mackenzie says about 400 firefighters are battling 37 blazes across the state. 'We're bringing crews from the north of the state, which has had a little bit of respite, and the south of the state, which hasn't had the fire activity quite to date. "But of course while we deal with the fires that we have, we also still have to be prepared for the ones that could erupt."Fire crews and water bombers are at the scene of a fast-moving grassfire on the Bruce Highway at Bajool, south of Rockhampton.Further north, fires are also burning at Paluma and Woodstock and at Mount Garnet, west of Innisfail. In the south-east, there is also a fire near Esk. And firefighters are preparing to backburn along a 20-kilometre front to try to control a major blaze north-west of Bundaberg.Authorities are taking advantage of the mild weather to back-burn along the northern front of the fire near Charnwood.Meanwhile, Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts is urging people to come forward with any information about the Rockhampton fires, which are believed to have been deliberately lit.
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