HAPPENING NOW: Homes and lives are under threat at two locations around Adelaide, with EMERGENCY warnings issued for fires in the Adelaide Hills and at Angle Vale. 9News
Another 20 fire trucks are fighting the Angle Vale fire which is also burning uncontrolled in grassland.
The fire is burning towards homes at suburban Munno Para Downs, with reports a number of homes have been destroyed.They come as SA is experiencing its worst day for fire conditions so far this summer with catastrophic risk declared in six districts. The state is being hit on Friday by a combination of extremely high temperatures and rising winds with the potential for thousands of lightning strikes in the afternoon.
A gusty wind shift during the day will cause added dramas with the Country Fire Service warning that if fires start, they will be almost impossible to contain."Under these conditions, they will be so erratic and move so fast and develop so quickly it doesn't matter how many firefighters, we're not going to stop the forward spread of these fires," Deputy Chief Officer Andrew Stark said.
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