1/36CFS tackle the blaze outside Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
Pictures: The out-of-control bushfire that threatened Port Lincoln
A massive bushfire threatened Port Lincoln, forcing a school to be evacuated and setting the town dump alight.
2/36CFS tackle the blaze outside Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
3/36CFS tackle the blaze outside Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
4/36A house is dwarfed against the rising smoke. Picture: Robert Lang
5/36Huge flames as scrub around Port Lincoln goes up. Picture: Robert Lang
6/36CFS tackle the blaze outside Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
7/36Smoke from the massive bushfire rises over Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
8/36CFS tackle the blaze outside Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
9/36Huge flames as scrub around Port Lincoln goes up. Picture: Robert Lang
10/36CFS tackle the blaze outside Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
11/36Bushfire burning out of control at Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
12/36A house is dwarfed against the rising smoke. Picture: Robert Lang
13/36Smoke from the massive bushfire rises over Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
14/36. Sam Cope watches as the fire approaches her home, which was saved by her neighbours. Picture: Robert Lang
15/36Multiple roads were closed as the fire tore through bushland. Picture: Robert Lang
16/36CFS trucks on the scene on the outskirts of Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
17/36Bushfire burning out of control at Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
18/36Bushfire burning out of control at Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
19/36Bushfire burning out of control at Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
20/36Bushfire burning out of control at Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
21/36Bushfire burning out of control at Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
22/36Bushfire burning out of control at Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
23/36Smoke rises over Port Lincoln as a plane looks for the extent of the fire. Picture: Robert Lang
24/36Polic and CFS on the scene. Picture: Robert Lang
25/36Smoke rises over Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
26/36Smoke rises over Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
27/36Flames and smoke over the trees and scrub. Picture: Robert Lang
28/36Bushfire burning out of control at Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
29/36Multiple roads were closed as the fire tore through bushland. Picture: Robert Lang
30/36A spotter plane over Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
31/36The Port Lincoln bushfire as seen from the Eyre Car Centre. Picture: Tara Lang
32/36An emergency fire warning was issued for the uncontrolled blaze threatening homes and assets near Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula. Picture:Supplied
33/36The Port Lincoln nushfire as seen from the Eyre Car Centre Picture: Tara Lang
34/36Smoke rises over Port Lincoln. Picture: Supplied
35/36An out-of-control bushfire is burning near Port Lincoln, prompting an emergency warning. Picture: Tom Rush
36/36An out-of-control bushfire is burning near Port Lincoln, prompting an emergency warning. Picture: Mirelle Schiava
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