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LATEST BUSHFIRE WARNINGS AT cfs.sa.gov.au<\/a><\/h3>\n

9:45pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Pinery bushfire is now WATCH AND ACT<\/h3>\n

The CFS advises the Pinery Fire in the state’s Mid North remains a going fire with sporadic fire activity across the entire fire-ground.<\/h3>\n

The main fire activity is around the Kapunda township and there remains the potential for structures to be impacted due to ongoing ember attack across the whole of the area impacted by fire.<\/p>\n

Members of the public are asked to remain vigilant for the potential for further damage to property and the fire remains uncontrolled at this time with few control lines being in place. Trees affected by fire are a considerable risk and people are to remain clear at all times.<\/p>\n

If members of the public are at immediate risk to being impacted by fire they are to ring 000 and request assistance.<\/p>\n

Check and follow your Bushfire Survival Plan. If your plan is to leave or you are not prepared, leave now. – Only leave if the path is clear to a safe place.- Well prepared and actively defended homes can offer safety.- You should not enter this area as the roads may not be safe.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned to FIVEAA on a battery-powered radio for updates.<\/p>\n

For information about bushfires, check the CFS website www.cfs.sa.gov.au<\/a> or call the Bushfire Information Hotline on 1300 362 361.<\/p>\n

8:18am<\/strong><\/p>\n

Premier Jay Weatherill has confirmed that two people have died in SA bushfires.<\/h3>\n

One body was found in a paddock near Pinery and a body was also found in a car near Hamley Bridge. There are unconfirmed reports a third person may have also died in a car near Freeling.<\/p>\n

“Our priority will be to access these sites safely and, of course, to notify the next of kin,” Mr Weatherill said.<\/p>\n

“We also know that there are many homes, sheds, crops and livestock losses due to the active fire front, I can’t give you exact figures at this point,” Mr Weatherill said.<\/p>\n

He also said three people were being treated for burns in the Royal Adelaide Hospital.<\/p>\n

7:33pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

SA Fires \u2013 Alan Hickey updates on what we know. Stay tuned to FIVEAA for updates.<\/h3>\n

– The Pinery fire-front measures 41km from north to south.

\n\t– 17 local aircraft have been deployed plus two water bombers from NSW.

\n\t– More than 250 people battling the ferocious blaze. 

\n\t– Two confirmed CFS firefighters with burn injuries.

\n\t– The fire has been moving at about 12km\/h and moved 50km\/h in four hours.

\n\t– The fire is expected to burn all night, tomorrow and may take days to control.

\n\t– Wind that turned the blaze towards the Barossa should abate slightly around 9pm.

\n\t– The public has been urged to remain vigilant and have a bushfire plan in place.<\/p>\n

6:03pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

CFS chief officer Greg Nettleton says the Mallala bushfire will likely take days to control.<\/h3>\n

“It is going to go for some time,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a particularly nasty fire, it’s had some pretty atrocious winds pushing it through the day.”<\/h3>\n

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Image | ABC News | Angelique Donnellan<\/h6>\n

An emergency warning for the fire, which is burning north of Gawler near the Sturt Highway, includes Riverton, Marrabel, Eudunda and Dutton, as well as Pinery, Owen, Hamley Bridge, Freeling, Greenock, Kapunda and Nuriootpa.<\/p>\n

“It’s going to be a long haul for many of our crews and also to our colleagues at SES who’ve got considerable resources out in the field, and backing us up, and also the Metropolitan Fire Service and the police – it’s a big operation,” Mr Nettleton said.<\/p>\n

“We’re putting five rapid-damage reconnaissance teams into the field,” he said.<\/p>\n

“They’ll be working out of Balaklava and they’ll start assessing what damage has occurred.<\/p>\n

“That’s combined Metropolitan Fire Service\/State Emergency Service teams and they’ll be working together over the next few hours so we can get an indication of what the property losses are.”<\/p>\n

4:38pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

ALL ROADS NORTH OF GAWLER ARE CLOSED DUE TO MALLALA FIRE<\/h3>\n

Traffic on the Northern Expressway heading North is being stopped at REDBANKS RD and being turned around to return SOUTH.<\/p>\n

All available Variable Messaging Signs (VMS) in the Area have been changed to reflect Road Closures North of Gawler.<\/p>\n

The 900 bus route will be running to Virginia as per normal and then detouring  as follows:<\/p>\n

\u00b7         From Penfield Road turn Right on Heaslip Road

\n\t\u00b7         Left on Edinburgh Road

\n\t\u00b7         Left on West Avenue

\n\t\u00b7         Right on to Bellchambers Road

\n\t\u00b7         Normal running from Winterslow Road<\/p>\n

4:25pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

CFS advises that an extremely dangerous bushfire is burning out of control at mid north region near Kapunda.<\/h3>\n

This Bushfire Emergency Warning Message is in place for Riverton, Marrabel, Eudunda and Dutton as well as Pinery, Owen, Hamley Bridge, Freeling, Greenock, Kapunda, Nuriootpa.<\/h3>\n

The PINERY fire is travelling in a North Easterly direction towards Riverton, Marrabel and Eudunda. The weather conditions are very unpredictable.<\/p>\n

If you are in this area you are in danger. Act immediately. Check and follow your Bushfire Survival Plan. Conditions at this fire may get worse very quickly.<\/p>\n

Leave now if the path is clear to a safe place.<\/p>\n

Homes are not designed or constructed to withstand a fire in these conditions.<\/p>\n

Shelter before the fire arrives as radiant heat can kill you well before the flames reach you.<\/p>\n

If the building catches fire and the conditions inside become unbearable, you need to get out and go to an area that has already been burnt.<\/p>\n

After the fire front has passed, check your immediate area and extinguish anything burning.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned to FIVEAA on a battery-powered radio for updates.<\/p>\n

For information about bushfires, check the CFS website www.cfs.sa.gov.au<\/a> or call the Bushfire Information Hotline on 1300 362 361.<\/p>\n

4:24pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Two Wells Community Centre is open to anyone needing refuge from the Pinery bushfire currently burning out of control north of Adelaide.<\/p>\n

VIDEO of the fire from ABC News:<\/h3>\n