A BUSH fire in Abaco has destroyed one structure and may threaten farmland in South Abaco, according to Cherokee Volunteer Fire and Rescue’s chief.
Yesterday, volunteer firemen conducted backburning exercises designed to protect farmland as a bush fire, which started a few miles off Ernest Dean Highway and moved southwards.
Backburning involves burning the fuel – in this case sparse shrubs, trees and tall grassy plants and underbrush – in a controlled manner to eliminate the fire’s ability to get close to a property, in this case a farm area.
A small house was destroyed due to the fire earlier in the day. There was no certainty about the cause of the fire, nor were there any reported injuries.
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