A small grass fire that had partially closed the southbound lane of the Hume Highway at Gunning around midday, Friday August 3, has been extinguished.
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Duty officer for Southern Tablelands Rural Fire Service Ian Kennerley said Hume Highway was now open.
Rural Fire Service operational officer Daniel Osborne said the fire was reported not long before midday on the southern side of the Hume Highway at Meadow Creek, about 1km south of Gunning.
It had burnt out an approximate 80 metre by 40m area. It is believed that the cause of the fire was from a piece of shredded tyre from a truck on the highway.
Four vehicles, comprising 15 personnel, extinguished the blaze. This included Gunning – Fish River Rural Fire Brigade, Goulburn Mulwaree Support Rural Fire Brigade and Oolong Rural Fire Brigade.
Louise Thrower
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