A large fire is burning at the Rock and Pillar Range in Middlemarch in Otago
A large fire is burning at the Rock and Pillar Range in Middlemarch in Otago
31 August 2020
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The blaze is approximately 400 hectares in size and too difficult for crews to access.
Three rural crews -- are currently monitoring the blaze, and air assistance will be called in the morning.
No properties or structures have been damaged and there are no injuries to report at this stage.
Meanwhile a blaze at the McKenzie basin is still burning, It has chewed through 2000 hectares.
Fire and Emergency say the fire is not threatening Twizel or Mt Cook Village.
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