Flames and Scorched Earth Flank Kangaroo Island Highway

Firefighters dealing with the https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/04/kangaroo-island-fires-virtually-unstoppable-bushfire-deaths deadly bushfire burning on South Australia's Kangaroo Island on January 4 captured the ferocity of the blaze in this video. https://twitter.com/CFSAlerts/status/1213195921149890562 On Saturday , the South Australia Country Fire Service issued a total fire ban for the region. Most of the major roadways on Kangaroo Island https://twitter.com/CFSAlerts/status/1213178120838270976 were also closed , only open to emergency services and approved farm firefighting units. The Adelaide Advertiser quoted Country Fire Service (CFS) chief officer https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/ravine-fire-burning-on-kangaroo-island-virtually-unstoppable-in-current-conditions-cfs-says/news-story/e8ce03fa2178a0148a324627cabeb611 Mark Jones as saying the fire was "virtually unstoppable." The fire scorched a total of 155,889 hectares, according to local reports citing the CFS on the afternoon of January 4. The CFS reported conditions eased during the day. In a warning message before 6:30 pm, they said the fire, known locally as the Ravine fire, continued to burn, but http://data.eso.sa.gov.au/prod/cfs/criimson/1348383.0004462.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter downgraded the alert level to an Advice Message. (Footage By Brett Sanders/Storyful via Getty Images)