Favourable conditions with wind speeds under 20km/h give firefighters hope the blaze will be control by the terminate of ThursdayAerial water-bombing finally appeared to extinguish a week-long out-of-control fire in Kakadu national park on Thursday afternoon as firefighters sought to keep it from spreading into inaccessible land and culturally meaningful Aboriginal sites.
The fire was sparked on Tuesday by the operators of the Ranger uranium mine,Energy Resources Australia (ERA), who were attempting to conduct a controlled burn on the mine land. Related: Controlled burn by mine operator in Kakadu sparks out-of-control bushfire Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com