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The Rural Fire Service has praised a Riverina landowner after a well-established firebreak helped firefighters contain a blaze northwest of Wagga.
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The RFS received reports of a grass fire on East Millwood Road at The Gap about 1pm on Wednesday.
RFS Riverina operations officer Bradley Stewart said the fire would have grown if not for a well-established firebreak.
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"The fire burnt about seven hectares and it was started by a faulty alternator on a header," Mr Stewart said.
"It had potential but fortunately the fire was prevented from growing in the northern direction from a well-established firebreak."
Mr Stewart said it was a good outcome considering the hot and windy weather conditions being experienced across the region.
Earlier on Wednesday, the RFS issued cease harvest alerts for a large swathe of the Riverina.
A total fire ban was also in place in the northern and southern Riverina due to extreme fire danger.
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