August has proven perilous for Wagga firies, following a series of car fires across the region.
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The latest event took place on Northcott Parade in Mount Austin during the early hours of Monday morning.
Just after 4:14, Turvey Park firies were called to the scene of the car fire. They arrived just five minutes after the blaze began.
Within 15 minutes, the fire was secured and subdued.
But it followed a fire the previous night at around six o’clock, on the Sturt Highway east of Wagga.
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Earlier on August 19, NSW Rural Fire services attended the scene of a vehicle fire on River Road in Gobbagombalin.
The medium-sized vehicle carrying hay bales caught alight just after 10:30 in the morning.
Due to the hay load, the fire took six hours to control, eventually being put out at 4:45 that afternoon.
Earlier this month, firefighters extinguished two separate vehicle blazes in less than four hours.
On average this year, firefighters have attended a car fire every three days, most with otherwise explainable causes.
Typically, August’s weather has seen strong winds whip through the region.
Coupled with the state’s extended dry season, vehicle fires have the potential to quickly ignite devastation.
