2015-01-05 13:44
Adelaide - Officials say more than two dozen homes have been
destroyed or badly damaged and almost 30 people have sought medical
treatment as a result of a massive wildfire that has raged out of
control for days across farms and woodland in southern Australia.
State
Premier Jay Weatherill said on Monday that hundreds of fire fighters
have taken advantage of milder conditions in recent days to attempt to
contain the fire which has razed 12 500 hectares (of countryside in
hills northwest of the South Australia state capital Adelaide.
He says 29 people had been injured or hospitalised with conditions such a severe asthma since the fire started Friday.
Network
Ten television news reports the only serious injury is a farmer who
suffered suspected spinal injuries protecting his property.
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