Six hurt but mild weather slows Australia bushfires
16 Dec 2006 07:29:05 GMT
Source: Reuters
CANBERRA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Six New Zealand firefighters were injured on Saturday while battling bushfires burning across southeastern Australia, but mild weather reduced the threat of dozens of fires. The cooler conditions helped more than 4,000 firefighters working in rugged mountains and bushland put control lines in place in a bid to slow blazes which have scorched more than 550,000 ha (2,100 square miles) of land.
