About 600 firefighters are battling the blaze that has burned through almost 75,000 hectares in the park.
About 600 firefighters are battling the blaze that has burnt through almost 75,000 hectares in the park, located about three hours south-west of Melbourne.
"You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. The safest option is to take shelter indoors immediately. It is too late to leave," the warning said. He said fences, livestock and some outbuildings and sheds had been either lost or damaged by the fire. "We know this is a challenging time for all communities, and all communities will be supported through this period," Carroll said.Victoria experienced one of the worst fire days in years yesterday, with temperatures climbing to 40 degrees in parts of the state.
"It was quite windy before the cool change and we did wind gusts of up to 144km/h in Gellibrand in Victoria and we did see wind gusts of up to 95km/h in west Victoria, including around the fire ground in the Grampians.
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