DFES Superintendent Anthony Sadler said fires burning near Balladonia are close to the Eyre Highway and it would not be safe for motorists."There is smoke over the road and crews are performing backburning operations, so it is very unsafe to let people through," he said.
"What we don't want is for people to continue to travel west because a lot of these roadhouses are not set up for large numbers of people and it puts a lot of pressure on them to maintain food and water, and supplies can run out."
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