Echonetdaily understands a small fire has started as a result of a motor vehicle accident earlier this morning on Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah.
RFS have only sketchy details of the fire at this stage, which was reported just after 6.30 this morning.
A fire burning near Tabulam had to be brought under control with fire-fighting aircraft yesterday.
Another fire burning at Toonumbar National Park, about 8km south-east of Woodenbong, was brought under control by the National Parks and Wildlife Service yesterday.
A grass fire at the Gap Road rest area, on the Pacific Highway near Evans Head, and the Woodburn peat fire were both brought under control by the RFS on Saturday.
But by far the largest bushfire in the region, the Surveyors Creek fire between Grafton and Coffs Harbour, is still burning out of control in remote bushland. As of yesterday it had burnt out some 1100 hectares.
Another fire is burning in the Clarence Valley at Franklins Road, Halfway Creek.
