A suspicious fire has engulfed two large tanks full of old tyres and other debris near Port Augusta, sending plumes of potentially toxic smoke and fumes over the area in South Australia. 7NEWS
The fire has now been contained but continues to burn.Two tanks in Lincoln Gap on the Eyre Hwy in South Australia are on fire.Most of South Australia was facing extreme bushfire conditions on Thursday as the state continues to swelter through its worst heatwave in more than three years.
The Country Fire Service said the bushfire risk is extreme from the west coast to the upper southeast, including the Adelaide Hills, with total fire bans in place. The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a top temperature in Adelaide on Thursday of 41C, on day three of the five-day scorcher. The mercury is also tipped to hit 41C on Friday before a cool change sweeps through early on Saturday, dropping temperatures to the mid-20Cs.
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