Tractor fire in Murray Mallee - 3 September 2025

Brown's Well CFS brigade attended a tractor fire at Veitch in the South Australian Murray Mallee following a call to Triple Zero.

Veitch is located 25 kilometres south of Loxton.

One truck carrying five volunteers attended the incident and, on arrival at the farming property, found the tractor and an attached spray unit fully involved in fire.

The fire started in the vehicle’s cab. The tractor’s occupant exited the vehicle, but experienced minor injury.

CFS volunteers were able to extinguish the fire quickly but the tractor and spray unit, valued at $550,000, were destroyed.

2025-09-03