Blaze closes camping grounds in heritage-listed national park and threatens Arnhem Land An unattended campfire has sparked a large bushfire in Kakadu national park, closing accepted campgrounds and threatening Arnhem Land.
On Thursday the fire in the southern part of the heritage-listed park was burning through the stone country region. Parks Australia said it was working with West Arnhem Land fire abatement team and Nitmiluk national park to contain the fire before it reached Arnhem Land.
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Source: theguardian.com