JUST IN: Four firefighters have been injured while fighting an emergency blaze in the Adelaide Hills. 9News
Another 20 fire trucks are fighting the Angle Vale fire which is also burning uncontrolled in grassland.
Water bombing helicopters are pummelling the Cudlee Creek fire with water, as they struggle to contain the emergency blaze.The Country Fire Service says 36 fire trucks and eight aircraft are battling the fire which started at Cudlee Creek. 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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