Rain falls across Adelaide and Cherry Gardens fireground as damping down continues
TueTuesday 26
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A CFS crew looking after hot spots from the Cherry Gardens bushfire.
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Country Fire Service (CFS) crews in the Adelaide Hills are being helped by favourable weather conditions including rain and cooler temperatures, as they assess the damage from the Cherry Gardens bushfire.
Key points:
Heavy rain moved across South Australia on Monday evening
Investigations into the cause of the fire are continuing
Two homes, 19 outbuildings and two vehicles were lost in the blaze that burnt more than 2,700 hectares of land south-east of Adelaide amid extreme heat, before it was declared contained on Monday night.