An emergency warning is issued for a bushfire on Gorge Road at Montacute, just east of the Adelaide suburb of Athelstone.
abc.net.au/news/bushfire-at-gorge-road-montacute-in-adelaide-hills/101855664An emergency warning has been issued for a bushfire on Gorge Road at Montacute, just east of the Adelaide suburb of Athelstone.The CFS says it is too late to leave the areaDozens of fire crews are responding to the fire that is burning in scrubland in the Adelaide Hills.
The emergency warning covers Gorge Road, Main Ridge Track and Montacute, with the blaze burning in a south-easterly direction towards Montacute Road at Montacute. The Country Fire Service says it is too late to leave and anyone in the area should take shelter in a solid building. "Conditions are dangerous and firefighters are now unable to prevent the fire spreading," the service said in an emergency message.Gorge Road, Coulls Road and Corkscrew Road are closed.The temperature in Adelaide has passed the forecast high of 38 degrees Celsius.The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a thunderstorm for early this afternoon, with winds to change to the south.
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