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Six days earlier, on New Year’s Day, a small blaze had been extinguished there but might have left smoldering embers hidden in the undergrowth, the former chiefs said.

The body of a man has been found in undergrowth next to the M1, police said.

For instance, standard plantation management usually includes suppression of the undergrowth by using large amounts of herbicides and fertilizers.

Her own recent study found levels of flammable forest undergrowth surged in southeastern Australia after European colonists arrived.

Many keystone tree species of the region, including red and white oaks, depend on fire to curb undergrowth and create space within the canopy so sunlight can reach seedlings.