Fire down Tiwai Point
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Topic: Fire down Tiwai Point
Posted By: Hunnybunny
Subject: Fire down Tiwai Point
Date Posted: 23 October 2009 at 8:37pm
4kms from Tiwai, and the actual fire is 2ks long burning uncontrolled. We saw 2 helicopters. possibly 3. Can see the smoke from Mataura which is 40min drive from here... The smoke is INCREDIBLE!!!! |
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Posted By: Hunnybunny
Date Posted: 23 October 2009 at 8:38pm
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Posted By: SBM
Date Posted: 23 October 2009 at 9:13pm
| Wow that's spectacular, although not good that there's a fire burning uncontrolled... |
Posted By: shadowfeet
Date Posted: 23 October 2009 at 10:40pm
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We saw the red skies from the end of our driveway ------------- 
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It's pretty big. Surprised I couldn't find it on a news website really.Posted By: WRXnKids
Date Posted: 23 October 2009 at 10:58pm
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we saw it driving round getting josh to sleep and drove out to tiwi i was sooo pretty at night but i only got crap pics o my phone might try upload them tomorrow -------------   
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Posted By: Hunnybunny
Date Posted: 24 October 2009 at 9:42am
Sorry they not very good it was windy and freezing lol |
Posted By: Hunnybunny
Date Posted: 24 October 2009 at 9:42am
And this is from bluff hill |
Posted By: Hunnybunny
Date Posted: 24 October 2009 at 9:45am
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdt55OMhuGw - Video during the day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krg8mUgFTE4 - from the tiwai road at night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqcf89Zq-io - From bluff hill at night Some videos we took also |