After 10 days the Mt Hayes Fire is still sending up trails of smoke.

Aug 30th CHECK NEWS:
The Mount Hayes wildfire west of Ladysmith is now sitting at 61.5 hectares, down from 73 hectares earlier in the week, according to Coastal Fire Centre Information Officer Dortha Jakobsen. "The drop in the fire size is because crews are now able to get a better sense of the size as visibility improves while the fire is being fought," according to Jakobsen. "The crews including 24 firefighters and three water tenders are in the mopping up phase — where debris is turned over and fires are put out — and may take a while for the fire to be considered under control. They need to ensure that the perimeter is completely under control,” said Jakobsen. “It’s burning in difficult ground, the mop-up effort will take quite some time.”

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