High temperatures and strong winds could turn three major bushfires into fast-moving infernos that threaten homes and lives, authorities have warned.
Extreme fire danger on Boxing Day could turn three major Victorian bushfires into fast-moving infernos that threaten homes and lives, authorities have warned.
However, all fire districts – apart from East Gippsland – now have an extreme fire danger rating on December 26. He said planned burns were being used to prepare defences for nearby townships as conditions worsen on December 26 and 27.In the Macedon Ranges, the 144-hectare Bullangarrok fire near Gisborne “has enormous potential to spread all the way into the northern suburbs of Ballarat,” Hardman said.
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