More than 20 firefighters were called to a Riverina property on Thursday morning to help tackle a blaze ignited by machinery.
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Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews were called to a property on Wattles Road, Lockhart, at about 11.30am following reports of a grass fire causing a large cloud of smoke.
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A spokesperson for the RFS said 27 firefighters responded to the blaze which was ignited by a header.
The fire burnt 40 hectares before it was extinguished a little over an hour after crews arrived on ground.
The spokesperson said no other damage has been reported.
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