Smoke from the Mount Allan forest fire, seen from Andersons Bay about 9pm. Reader photo by Johncopilot.
Smoke from the Mount Allan forest fire billows skyward in this picture taken from Andersons Bay. Reader photo by Emma-Kate Lamb.
Smoke from the forest fire drifts in the breeze in this picture taken from Andersons Bay about 7.30pm. Reader photo by Ryan Olsen.
The smoke gives the sky a reddish tinge in this picture taken from Pine Hill just before 9pm. Reader photo by C Brown.
The combination of a setting sun and smoke from the fire provide a burst of colour. Reader photo by Gerard and Fiona Hyland.
Smoke from the fire is clearly visible in this picture, taken from the Three Mile Hill lookout at 5.06pm. Reader photo by Laurence Hawker.
Dense smoke rises skyward in this picture taken from Highclif Rd in Dunedin. Reader Photo by Sarah Henry.
Smoke passes in front of the sun in this picture, taken from Whare Flat Rd looking towards the Maungatua. Reader photo by Bob Brown, Turboweb.
Smoke could be seen all over Dunedin as helicopters with monsoon buckets worked overtime to control a large forest fire near the city today.
The fire on the Mt Allan forestry block began at 3.30pm, and was believed to be started by logging equipment, Wenita Forest Products Ltd chief executive Dave Cormack, said.
Forestry contractors were immediately pulled from the area, while helicopters with monsoon buckets attended the blaze.
The fire was at least several hectares, but was difficult to estimate given the smoke and wind, he said.
The fire broke out in an area that had been logged but had "jumped into an area of standing trees''.
