Firefighters have worked tirelessly through the night to protect homes from a bushfire 'the size of Singapore' that continues to burn through Grampians/Gariwerd National Park in Victoria.
The fire continues to burn through large areas of the Grampians National Park.A bushfire burning in the Grampians National Park has burnt 74,000 hectares but no homes have been lost.The fire threat is reduced for the next five days due to cooler conditions.Firefighters have worked tirelessly through the night to protect homes from a bushfire that continues to burn through Grampians /Gariwerd National Park in Victoria.
The fire has burnt 74,000 hectares of bushland in the park, popular with hikers and campers and famous for its jagged rock formations and spring flowers. A total of 100 emergency service personnel from NSW, ACT, QLD, and Tasmania are stationed at a pop-up base camp in Ararat, alongside an additional 140 Victorian workers.Gary Cook, from the State Control Centre, said the south-westerly change overnight was challenging.Understanding the bushfire warning system could save your life.
"We have another two months of summer — it's going to be a hot, long, dry summer unless there is rain in the horizon," he said.The fires have cut power to hundreds of homes and businesses at Moyston, Willaura and Pomonal. After several people staying at the hotel checked out, the owner offered free accommodation to emergency services personnel from New South Wales.
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