Overview
- Authorities have downgraded the Dianas Basin–Stieglitz blaze to watch and act for Parkside, Parnella, Stieglitz, Dianas Basin and Flagstaff Hill.
- Two residential properties were confirmed destroyed along St Helens Point Road, along with outbuildings and caravans, after dangerous overnight fire activity.
- St Helens Point Road remains closed while crews fell hazardous trees and work toward a potential reopening following safety assessments.
- Hundreds of people moved through the Break O'Day Community Stadium evacuation centre and more than 800 customers lost power, with TasNetworks awaiting safe access to damaged lines.
- Firefighters deployed dozens of trucks, aircraft and heavy machines, sought additional mainland helicopters including a Black Hawk, and confirmed the causes of this fire and the earlier Dolphin Sands blaze that destroyed 19 homes are under investigation.