An emergency bushfire warning has been issued for Cape Otway and southern Hordern Vale in Victoria, Australia. Residents and campers are being urged to leave immediately due to a fast-moving fire.
Emergency bush fire warning issued for Cape Otway and southern Hordern Vale in Victoria as locals, campers told leave now Residents and campers in Victoria 's south have been told to leave immediately early on Wednesday morning due to another bushfire threat in the state, just days after a massive blaze was contained.An alert was sent out to locals and campers in the Cape Otway area and southern parts of Hordern Vale due to an out of control bushfire on Wednesday morning.
Authorities say the fire is located on Blanket Bay Road and is moving in a westerly direction towards Lighthouse Road, which is putting lives at risk. 'Leaving immediately is the safest option, before conditions become too dangerous,' a warning from VicEmergency reads.An urgent bushfire alert has been issued for Cape Otway and southern parts of Hordern Vale in Victoria on Wednesday, with locals and campers told to leave immediately. Picture: VicEmergencyIt is understood campers have begun evacuating. A watch and act alert was hours earlier issued for other parts of Cape Otway, Glenaire and Hordern Vale due to the bushfire, with locals and tourists told to be ready to act'. This EMERGENCY WARNING - BUSHFIRE - Leave Immediately is for Cape Otway, southern parts of Horden ValeThe latest bushfire threat comes days after the blaze at Grampians National Park, in the state's west, was finally contained after burning a week before Christmas Day. Four homes and 40 other structures, such as farm houses and sheds, were destroyed from flames that burnt more than 76,000 hectares of bushland and farm
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