Department of Sustainability and Environment Land and Fire district manager Russell Manning said smoke was reported on Wednesday night, but a downpour in the area seems to have quelled any fires.

“We’ve been a bit lucky, we haven’t detected a fire,” Mr Manning said.

The DSE recorded a number of strikes through its lightning tracker over Northern Wyperfeld and the Murray Sunset National Park around 5pm on Wednesday.

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