UPDATE: At least five properties have been lost as three fires burn out of control in Victoria's east. 9News
- Budgeree/Yinnar South:
Dozens of Victorians spent the night in evacuation centres and hundreds more homes have been evacuated today, as temperatures in the mid-30s exacerbate conditions. Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp said due to the dangerous conditions for firefighters, not every home could be saved.There are also fears for people driving who could get trapped in their cars.Homes are under threat from the blaze, in the Bunyip State Forest.
"We can't be everywhere and everything to everybody so we need the community to do their part, adhere to the messagings, both warnings and advice."A total fire ban will remain in place until midnight.
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