CFA calls for caution around haystacks as bushfire season approaches

Updated September 16 2020 - 10:39am, first published 10:31am
CAUTIONARY TALE: A haystack fire at Kellalac on Sunday destroyed about $250,000 worth of hay in January 2019, one of three separate incidents in one weekend.
CAUTIONARY TALE: A haystack fire at Kellalac on Sunday destroyed about $250,000 worth of hay in January 2019, one of three separate incidents in one weekend.

THE Country Fire Authority is warning farmers to exercise caution with the cutting, baling, and storage of hay. CFA acting chief Garry Cook said haystacks posed a fire danger which could occupy crucial firefighting resources.

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