Residents of a rural Tasmanian town were told to either leave, or wear masks, when dense 'acrid' smoke blanketed the valley following more than 200 hectares of post-native forest logging regeneration burns nearby.
abc.net.au/news/people-leave-maydena-due-to-regeneration-burns-nearby/102196954Residents of a rural Tasmanian town were told to either leave, or wear masks, when dense "acrid" smoke blanketed the valley following more than 200 hectares of post-native forest logging regeneration burns nearby.
Residents started to lodge complaints with the Environment Protection Authority on Thursday when the smoke settled, and some received verbal advice to leave the town. "I had one girl on my tour, visiting from Western Australia, who is asthmatic and tried to ride with a mask.STT released its planned burning program in mid-March, and posted specific coupes on its Facebook page on the day of the burns. Residents within 1.5 kilometres received a letter.
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