2015 Sampson Flat bushfires

2015 Sampson Flat bushfires
A plume of smoke emerging from the Adelaide Hills region during the bushfires, 2 January 2015. The Adelaide city centre is the cluster of buildings visible centre right.
Date(s)2 January 2015 (2015-01-02) – 9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)
LocationSouthern Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia
Coordinates34°45′S 138°47′E / 34.75°S 138.79°E / -34.75; 138.79
Statistics[1][2][3][4][5]
Burned areamore than 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres)
Land use
  • Residential
  • Farmland
  • Conservation parks
  • Forest reserves
Impacts
Deaths0
Non-fatal injuries134
Structures destroyed
  • 27 houses
  • 140 outbuildings
DamageA$13 million
Map
2015 Sampson Flat bushfires is located in South Australia
2015 Sampson Flat bushfires
Location in South Australia

The 2015 Sampson Flat fires were a series of bushfires in the Australian state of South Australia, the area affected was predominantly the northern Adelaide Hills and the outer Adelaide metropolitan area. The fire began on 2 January 2015 during a day of extreme heat and lasted until 9 January 2015;[6][7] and burnt more than 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres).

  1. ^ "Warnings and Incidents". South Australian Country Fire Service. Government of South Australia. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015. 02/01/2015 12:33 Watch and Act Message: SHILLABEER ROAD, SAMPSON FLAT 2: Grass Fire GOING 3
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  6. ^ "Adelaide Hills bushfires: Firefighters battle to control South Australia blaze before temperatures rise again". ABC News. Australia. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Bushfires: five SA homes destroyed, Victoria braces for more blazes". The Australian. 3 January 2015.