Smoke rising from scrub fire in a military training area

Tracer round from machine gun likely caused large Waiouru scrub fire

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The Defence Force has stated that a tracer round fired from a 7.62mm machine gun during live-fire training is believed to have ignited a large scrub fire in the Waiouru Military Training Area. This incident highlights the risks associated with military training exercises in fire-prone environments.

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