CFS downgrade bushfire warning, telling residents in Onkaparinga area to monitor conditions

The CFS have instructed residents affected by a bushfire in the Onkaparinga area to monitor the situation after their earlier warning was downgraded.

The CFS issued a ‘Watch and Act – Leave Now’ message as a bushfire burns in the Onkaparinga Hills near Woodcroft. Picture: Nat Cook

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A bushfire that started in Adelaide’s south on Monday afternoon has prompted an urgent warning for locals in the area.

The CFS issued a ‘Watch and Act – Leave Now’ message on Monday, just after 5.30pm for the Onkaparinga Hills, near Woodcroft in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges.

The warning has since been downgraded to ‘Monitor Conditions’, just after 7pm, with authorities saying there is “no threat to life or property” at this time.

Over 20 firefighters, fire bombers and two heli tankers were dispatched to help tackle the blaze that sparked around 4.50pm, on Education Rd in Onkaparinga Hills.

The CFS instructed residents to leave the affected area on Monday, just after 5.30pm. Picture: 7NEWS

The warning was downgraded just after 7pm instructing residents to monitor conditions. Picture: 7NEWS

The grassfire continued to spread through scrub in a North easterly direction towards Armata Road, Humber Court, Rudge Close, Forest Drive, Vaucluse Drive, Evandale Circuit and Mcharg Road, Chandlers Hill.

Affected locals were seen evacuating their animals, including horses, to safety while the bushfire conditions remained uncertain.

Residents in the area are still being urged to “monitor local conditions and stay informed”, as conditions continue to change.