1000-Acre Blaze
(From Our Own Reporter) WESTPORT, Feb. 14. Forestry Service workers for the last two days have been combating a fire spread over 1000 acres of scrub and light bush, in the Virgin Flat area, seven miles from Westport on the sea coast. The fire had threatened to spread to a large section of rimu and cut over bush but eight men Anally suppressed it, with the aid of a pump taking water from a nearby dam. At one time they resorted to beating out the flames at . close quarters.
Mr P. Borlase, who was in charge of the fire-fighting, said the fire swept right over another wide area with speed and the job of keeping it in control was extremely difficult. . ■
Mr B. Collins, chief officer at Westport for the service, gave a warning against indiscriminate fire-lighting and said Buller bush was very dry In the present hot spell of weather.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30366, 15 February 1964, Page 12
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1531000-Acre Blaze Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30366, 15 February 1964, Page 12
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