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A wall of fire in scrubland sending huge plumes of smoke

Flames from a scrub fire.

An aerial view of smoke billowing through scrub with blue sky above

"But with the dry conditions across the whole of SA, the fuel conditions as they are, fires that are in place now or fires that will start, can still be pretty challenging for us, especially with strong winds."

Smoke rising from a scrub fire.

Huge plumes of smoke from a scrub fire.

"South Australia is experiencing unprecedented dry conditions which is contributing to extreme fire behaviour, so we're hoping to see some rain overnight and we'll continue to work on this fire until we get a line around it and call it controlled."

Firefighters with hoses damp down a fire ground.

The Country Fire Service responding to a fire.

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