Farm machinery sparked a fire that burnt through 12-hectares of crop and stubble in Yallunda Flat yesterday, 3 December.
Emergency crews were called at 4:40pm, and 15 CFS volunteers, police, three aircraft bombers, one Blackhawk, and multiple farm firefighting units responded.
The fire caused an estimated $150,000 in damage, with a tractor and baler destroyed in the blaze.
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The CFS are reminding locals today is a total fire ban day on the Eastern Eyre Peninsula, and not to undertake any risky activities.
