Riverland property owner suffers burns trying to douse out of control burn-off at Sunlands A RIVERLAND man has suffered burns trying to extinguish a burn-off that sparked an out of control fire this afternoon. The man was burning off at his Sunlands property, about 10km northeast of Waikerie, when it whipped out of control just before 1pm. He tried to extinguish the blaze with a garden hose but tripped and fell into the fire, suffering minor burns to his arms and back, a Country Fire Service spokeswoman said. The man was taken to the Waikerie Hospital for treatment. CFS firefighters have now contained the fire, which blackened 3ha of land, including fruit blocks. Fire melted some power lines of individual houses but firefighters were able to prevent the fire damaging properties. Some smoke may remain visible in the area.