Thursday, March 1, 2012

Vic: King Island bushfire again set to shroud Melbourne in smoke


AAP General News (Australia)
01-15-2001
Vic: King Island bushfire again set to shroud Melbourne in smoke

MELBOURNE, Jan 15 AAP - Smoke haze from a bushfire on King Island was set to shroud
parts of Melbourne and regional Victoria late today, authorities said.

Last week smoke from the Tasmanian fire cloaked the city of Melbourne in a thick pall
of smoke - its worst air quality for almost 20 years.

Smoke from the fire was once again heading towards the Victorian coast, the Country
Fire Authority (CFA) warned.

"Smoke is beginning to drift across Bass Strait from the fire on King Island due to
a southerly wind change late today," …

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