Brand new header and standing crop destroyed in Ultima fire

Lillian Altman Nov 28 2020

A million-dollar head was completely destroyed after it caught fire, spreading to unharvested crop in Ultima on Thursday. Pictures: LILLIAN ALTMAN

A BRAND new, million-dollar header has been destroyed in a blaze that destroyed crops across several properties in Ultima on Thursday.

Country Fire Authority (CFA) personnel and volunteers responded to the fire about 4.30pm

Swan Hill CFA captain Dennis Turner said the fire was believed to have started by a header at Hancock Road before spreading in a northerly direction to Merritt Road.

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