Plantations burn
I Ten fire engines were last ; evening at the scene of a i wind-swept fire which burnt ! several hectares of grassland J and farm plantations at ! Sandy Knolls, west of RollesI ton. ! The blaze was under conI trol by .early this morning, i but firemen would stay I through the night watching ’ for further outbreaks, said a i spokesman for the Darfield i Volunteer Fire Brigade. ■ No property was threat- ! ened he said, but several i pine tree windbreaks were i 'destroyed.: r. .
The big grass fife ended a two-week respite for firefighters in drought-stricken Canterbury after the night of February 17, when scrub and grass fires raged on three sides of the city.
Last evening’s fire started about 5.45 p.m. on the south side of the Main West Coast railway line.
Units from Christchurch, Darfield, and other brigades were supported by water tenders owned by local bodies in the area.
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Press, 2 March 1982, Page 6
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153Plantations burn Press, 2 March 1982, Page 6
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