Hundreds of firefighters are working to get the upper hand on a bushfire in Victoria's Grampians National Park before temperatures soar, with authorities saying it could take weeks to fully contain.
Firefighters battling a massive uncontrolled bushfire in the nation's east are racing to get the upper hand before temperatures soar in the coming days. The blaze in Victoria's Grampians National Park has razed 29,000 hectares and continues to grow despite more than 300 firefighters doing their best to bring it to heel.
The emergency evacuation warning remained in place overnight for the Grampians blaze, with residents of several towns, including Bellfield, Halls Gap and Fyans Creek, have been told to leave immediately. The threat to the nearby communities of Lake Fyansm Pomonal, Mafeking, and Watgania eased late on Saturday when emergency warnings were downgraded to watch and act, and not safe to return. A blaze at Bullengarook, northwest of Melbourne, was also downgraded to a watch and act.
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