Lawn mower started 6-hectare Lake Hayes fire near housesDASHA KUPRIENKO/STUFF About 6 hectares of grass was burned. A tractor mowing grass caused a 100 metre-long fire that forced police to evacuate several homes near Otago's Lake Hayes. Police evacuated nearby houses and the public was asked to keep away from the area, including Lake Hayes. DASHA KUPRIENKO/STUFF Two helicopters with monsoon buckets help fight a scrub fire near Lake Hayes. DASHA KUPRIENKO/STUFF A large area of scrub has burned near new homes in the Lake Hayes area.

Source: Stuff January 15, 2018 22:53 UTC