Volunteer firefighters were kept busy across the Far North and Mid North over the weekend, containing two major blazes that resulted in $700,000 in total damages.
Emergency services were first called to Yacka on Friday, November 6 after rock sparked a machinery and paddock fire.
The blaze destroyed a tractor and wiped out approximately 20 hectares of lentil crops, causing an estimated $200,000 in damage before volunteer crews brought it under control.
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Early Saturday morning, crews responded to a heavy structure fire at a workshop in Coober Pedy.
The blaze caused approximately $500,000 in damage before being contained by local firefighters.
Police are currently investigating the cause of the Coober Pedy workshop fire.
