Two People Killed in Fires on South Australia’s Kangaroo Island
Two People Killed in Fires on South Australia’s Kangaroo Island
(Bloomberg) -- Two people died in wildfires that have blackened more than 100,000 hectares (247,105 acres) on South Australia’s Kangaroo Island, police said.
Fires that have been burning on the island since Dec. 20 overran a car on the Playford Highway near the town of Parndana, killing the occupants, the state’s assistant police commissioner Linda Williams told reporters in Adelaide.
More than 500 people are battling blazes across the island, a prominent tourist destination, scorching much of the Flinders Chase National Park and devastating wildlife. Improved weather conditions Saturday are helping to bring the infernos under control, Mark Jones, chief of the Country Fire Service said.
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