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Fire crews work to dampen scrub fire hot spots on Wanaka's Mt Roy

January 5, 2018

Firefighters used eight helicopters and dozens of trucks to dump water on the fire which started yesterday.

Fire crews are continuing work to put out a scrub fire on Mt Roy near Wanaka, in Otago.

Three helicopters and three ground crews were set to continue dampening hot spots after 8am this morning.

Overnight ground crews dealt with flare-ups and hot spots.

Fire fighters worked through the night to protect nearby property from Mt Roy fire.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Incident Controller Mark Mawhinney says he expects ground crews to be operating all day today and likely into tomorrow, with winds up to 30 km/h and temperatures up to 22 degrees forecast.

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