Australia NZ Fires
AP-APTN-0930: Australia NZ Fires
Thursday, 5 January 2012
STORY:Australia NZ Fires- REPLAY Firefighters battle flames around Perth; Moreton Island, Amvid of NZ fire
LENGTH: 03:05
FIRST RUN: 0430
RESTRICTIONS: See Script
TYPE: English/Nat
SOURCE: AuBC/TVNZ/CH 10
STORY NUMBER: 721891
DATELINE: Various, 4/5 Jan 2012
LENGTH: 03:05
AUBC - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA
CHANNEL 10 - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA
AMATEUR VIDEO VIA TVNZ - NO ACCESS NEW ZEALAND/NO INTERNET/NO MOBILE
SHOTLIST
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AUBC - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA
Perth, Australia - 4 January 2012
1. Fire engines arriving at scene, AUDIO sirens blazing
2. Mid of bushfire, firefighter battling fire
3. Helicopter dropping water
4. Various of fire engines and firefighters battling flames
5. Helicopter flying over, dropping water
6. Mid of fire
7. Mid of smokey street, emergency services at scene
8. Firefighters at work, running
9. Water being sprayed, heavy smoke
10. Firefighters running away
11. Policeman holding dog
12. Resident summoning police for help
13. Flames and black smoke rising from behind trees
14. Woman clutching cat
15. Helicopters dropping water
16. Pan of official at scene to police car
17. Various of helicopter dropping water
18. Fire engine driving past
19. Family in garden
20. Wide of residential street
21. Policeman talking to residents
22. SOUNDBITE: (English) Carlos Winikerei, Local Resident:
"We have seen flames and a lot of black smoke coming from just up the road here so I just want to pack up my family and get out."
23. Pan from firefighter battling flames to fire engines
24. Various of evacuated residents watching from distance
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CHANNEL 10 - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA
Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia - 5 January 2012
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25. Various aerials of bushfire burning
26. Aerial of helicopters flying
27. Aerial pan along beach to fire
28. Ground shot of emergency services vehicle driving on beach
29. Various aerials of fire burning against backdrop of beach coastline
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AMATEUR VIDEO VIA TVNZ - NO ACCESS NEW ZEALAND/NO INTERNET/NO MOBILE
Near Wanaka, New Zealand - 5 January 2012
NIGHT SHOT
30. Pan of fire burning close to residential properties
STORYLINE
A major bushfire that was threatening lives and homes near Perth airport has been contained after firefighters worked through the night to contain the blaze.
The bushfire ripped through about 65 hectares (650-thousand square metres) in the suburb of Cloverdale, prompting the evacuation of residents of two roads on Wednesday afternoon.
"We have seen flames and a lot of black smoke coming from just up the road here so I just want to pack up my family and get out," local Carlos Winikerei told Australian Broadcaster AuBC.
Residents returned home in the evening, Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) said.
A male firefighter suffered minor burns and was taken to Royal Perth Hospital in a stable condition, a spokesman from the FESA said.
Although the blaze was no longer out of control, it continued to smoulder on the eastern side on Thursday (Wednesday GMT) and residents were warned to remain alert to changing weather conditions.
The fire on the western side has been completely extinguished, FESA said.
A bushfire advice warning has been issued for people in the eastern part of Cloverdale near the airport.
Fifty career and volunteer Fire and Rescue Service and Bush Fire Service firefighters in 17 appliances spent the night mopping up the area, assisted by airport firefighters and federal police.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Perth Airport said there were some delays to arrivals and departures, and passengers were told to allow extra time for their journey to and from the airport due to smoke and road closures.
Meanwhile, a bushfire burning on an island off southeast Queensland has scorched about 160 hectares (1.6 square kilometres) and is proving difficult to contain, Australian emergency services said on Thursday.
The fire broke out north of Cowan, on the popular tourist destination Moreton Island, on Wednesday.
Some holiday makers were evacuated and other campsites have been put on notice in case the fire spreads further, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service said.
The town is not under threat.
After overnight attempts to corner the fire with backburning were unsuccessful, additional emergency crews on Thursday travelled to the island to help battle the blaze, the services' spokesman said.
Elsewhere, in New Zealand, a fire prompted the evacuation of dozens of homes early on Thursday, local television reported.
Amateur footage obtained by TVNZ showed flames coming within metres of a residential property in a suburb of Wanaka.
According to local reports, residents defended their properties with garden houses and the fire burnt for ore than tree hours before firefighters got it under control, New Zealand media reported.
In the end, no properties were damaged.
The fire started about 4 am local time (1500GMT) and burnt approximately 600 square metres of scrub. The cause of it was unknown.
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