An emergency warning has been issued for the Adelaide Hills urging people to enact survival plans as a bushfire burns out of control.
An out-of-control bushfire is raging in the Adelaide Hills with an emergency warning urging people to enact their survival plans.
The warning was issued for the out-of-control blaze near Cherry Gardens, about 25km away from Adelaide on Sunday afternoon by the South Australia Country Fire Service.
“Conditions are dangerous and firefighters are now unable to prevent the fire spreading,” the alert reads.
“Shelter before the fire arrives as heat can kill you well before the flames reach you.”
The blaze is burning under “extreme weather conditions” as temperatures in the state’s capital are still above 40C.
Winds are expected to change direction with the blaze expected to head towards Kangarilla, Scott Creek, Longwood, Mount Bold, Mylor and Heathfield, CFS state deputy commander Yvette Dowling said.
People in these areas need to activate their bushfire survival plan.
An emergency warning for a blaze on the Fleurieu Peninsula has been downgraded to an advice message.
