The Country Fire Authority has extinguished a hay fire that flared up east of Warracknabeal on Thursday morning.
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Three tankers were sent to an address on Birchip Road at 8.51am.
District 17 acting operations manager Christian Thorley said firefighters let the six bales burn out, with tankers surrounding the fire to prevent it spreading.
The trucks left the scene at 9.10am.
It comes as the mercury is set to reach 42 degrees in parts of the Wimmera on Thursday.
Friday has been declared a total fire ban day.
Earlier this month, District 17 operations officer Lindsay Barry said there had been a higher number of haystack fires than the previous fire danger seasons.
Alexander Darling
Alexander has been a member of the Wimmera Mail-Times' editorial team since December 2018, covering politics, business and property among other rounds. He is a passionate St.Kilda and rock and roll fan, and has previously worked as a radio reporter in Port Macquarie and Gosford, NSW.
Alexander has been a member of the Wimmera Mail-Times' editorial team since December 2018, covering politics, business and property among other rounds. He is a passionate St.Kilda and rock and roll fan, and has previously worked as a radio reporter in Port Macquarie and Gosford, NSW.
