Firefighters trying to control bushfire which trapped tourists
Firefighters trying to control bushfire which trapped tourists
05 November 2013
published by www.abc.net.au
Australia — Firefighters are still trying to control a bushfire which kept a group of tourists trapped in a Kimberley national park at the weekend.
The bushfire flared up in the Geikie gorge National Park near Fitzroy Crossing at the weekend.
On Sunday afternoon, fire crews rounded up nine tourists but the fire was burning too close to the access road for them to leave safely.
Instead, the group took shelter by a river.
The Department of Parks and Wildlife’s Alan Byrne says it was an hour and half before it was safe for them to leave.
“They were certainly a little anxious but all nine left the park without a scratch. A little bit of smoke in the lungs but otherwise they’re fine,” he said.
Ten firefighters remain at the park, trying to bring the fire under control.
It remains closed to the public.
