New Zealand Local Weather Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Te Puke Weather on January 23, 2013, 01:38:38 PM
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Another scrubfire breaks out in Canterbury (+photo)
Posted by wwadmin on Wed, 23/01/2013 - 13:11
Filed in:NZ South Island
Another large scrub-fire has broken out in Canterbury reports WeatherWatch.co.nz.
Weather Analyst Richard Green says the fire is sizable and can be clearly seen for quite a distance.
Local resident Simon Lewis says the fire is burning on the corner of Rifle Range road and Old West Coast road again. Mr Lewis says there's a windy nor'wester blowing and a hot 31 degrees there at the moment with the fire service in attendance.
(http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/sites/all/files/Fire%20Aaron.jpg)
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