Power lines brought down by trees in yesterday’s wind are believed to be the cause of the Turlinjah bushfire.
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The fire, which burnt more than six hectares of land, started at 10.30am on Thursday.
Ten Rural Fire Service crews and more than 30 volunteers worked to have the fire under control by 4.30pm.
“Crews worked throughout the night, monitoring the fire and mopping up,” Far South Coast RFS team leader John Cullen said.
“Today there are volunteers on the ground mopping up. It is a big job. They are making the area secure.”
Mr Cullen said mopping up included breaking down large logs to make sure they were not still on fire inside.
“We break the timber up because the large logs and bits of timber are still alight inside,” he said. “There is no running fire but the mopping up will be ongoing for a few days because there is a lot of big timber still alight.”
He hoped the weather stayed favorable for firefighters.
“If we get bad weather, it could spark up the logs again and jump the containment lines,” he said. “The wind has dropped today and conditions are looking favorable for the weekend. I would expect crews will be out there for the next three days or maybe longer.”