00:02Residents at Lewisham and Dodgers Ferry watched anxiously yesterday as a fire tore through a golf course at Seven Mile
00:08Beach, just a few hundred metres across the water from the southern beaches communities.
00:14Certainly I haven't seen wind like that at this time of the year for a long, long time. And residents
00:21were rightly scared.
00:22I was a little bit worried since it's been the second time. I was like, is any sparks going to
00:28get across and light a house on fire? Is it just going to wipe out Hall of Dodgers Ferry?
00:33A planned burn was registered for Seven Mile Beach, leaving residents frustrated.
00:38And it's only the start of spring and it was 25 degrees yesterday and it was very windy and they
00:43just shouldn't have been burning, full stop.
00:45The fire burnt through 100 hectares but is now contained. In a statement, Seven Mile Golf thanked fire crews and
00:53said it understood residents were concerned.
00:55The company says it continues to operate within the regulations and approvals in force.
01:01The Tasmania Fire Service says it was one of about 60 reported fires yesterday amid extreme winds and warm temperatures,
01:09including two at Colbrook that are now under control.
01:12The Tasmania Fire Service has expressed concerns that people are burning off without checking the weather conditions.
01:19While the fire permit season has not yet begun, the fire service is urging people to check the warnings before
01:25doing any planned burns.
01:27Heading into the fire season, the Weather Bureau is forecasting low rainfall and warm temperatures.
01:33Dryer and warmer conditions obviously aren't ideal for fire conditions and especially as we move through spring and into summer,
01:41that provides good conditions for curing for grasses and vegetation across the state.
01:47Investigators are still working to establish the cause of the fires at Colbrook and Seven Mile Beach.
01:52The
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