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Cherry Gardens bushfire investigation
Police investigating the cause of the Cherry Gardens, Dorset Vale and Bradbury bushfires are appealing to the public for further information.
Just after 4pm on Sunday 24 January 2021, bushfires were discovered on Hicks Hill Road at Cherry Gardens, Mathews Road and Mount Bold Road at Bradbury and Dorset Vale and Cut Hill Road at Kangarilla. The fires quickly spread in very hot conditions, burning for over 24 hours.
As part of that investigation, police wish to identify the driver of a small white vehicle who may be able to assist. The vehicle was seen driving west past the Blackwood Golf Club on Cherry Gardens Road between 3.50pm and 4pm on Sunday 24 January coming from Ackland Hill Road.
Source: South Australia Police
Please see below for information from the Country Fire Service regarding a large bushfire that started near Hicks Hill Road, Cherry Gardens.
EMERGENCY WARNING FOR A BUSHFIRE BURNING UNDER EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS
Issued for Hicks Hill Road, Orchard Road, Lewis Street, Prith Road near Cherry Gardens
You are now in danger. Take shelter in a solid building. Do not leave or enter this area in a vehicle or on foot. It is too late to leave as the roads will not be safe.
Conditions are dangerous and firefighters are now unable to prevent the fire spreading. Shelter before the fire arrives as heat can kill you well before the flames reach you.
18:33 EDT, 24 January 2021
Police have arrested a man as he allegedly sped away from a fire in the Adelaide Hills that is threatening to burn hundreds of homes.
The South Australia Country Fire Service issued the warning for multiple grass fires on Hicks Hill Road at Cherry Gardens - 25km away from the city - on Sunday afternoon.
Police saw a white Hyundai sedan quickly driving away as they approached the scene of the fire that had just started on Piggott Range Road at 6pm on Sunday.
Officers tried to stop the car but the man allegedly kept driving and a short pursuit began. The 60-year-old was pulled over a short time later and arrested.
South Australian police arrest a man who was caught leaving the scene of a fire at Clarendon in the Adelaide Hills. Meanwhile, a fire in the nearby Cherry Gardens area is downgraded from emergency level.
Man arrested by South Australian police speeding away from Clarendon fire, near Cherry Gardens blaze
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South Australian police have arrested a man who was caught leaving the scene of a fire at Clarendon in the Adelaide Hills.
Key points:
The Cherry Gardens fire was downgraded from emergency level on Sunday night
Police say they re investigating links between the Clarendon fire and others in the area
Police say officers spotted the man about 6:00pm speeding away from a fire that had recently started on Piggott Range Road.