The charred hills show the scale of a backcountry fire in the Kaikōura ranges, rising above the Clarence River. A fire investigator mapping the site of a massive backcountry fire in south Marlborough has confirmed the damage totals nearly 300 hectares. Supplied Goose Flat hut succumbs to the fire. He stayed in the shearing quarters at Muzzle Station with two helicopter pilots from Marlborough Helicopters on Wednesday night, struggling to sleep with an orange glow from the fire visible behind a hill. “Fires will start and spread out of control very easily.”Supplied The scale of the fire at Goose Flat hut has been mapped by fire investigators during flyovers on Friday.

Source: Stuff January 29, 2021 03:00 UTC