People in the town of Dereel near Ballarat have been told to evacuate now ahead of a dangerous fire, as another in the state's far west is upgraded to emergency.
Residents in the Victorian town of Dereel have been told to leave now after a nearby fire was deemed out of control.
Another fire in the state's far west at Chetwynd, Connewirricoo and Kadnook has been upgraded from watch and act level early on Saturday afternoon to emergency.“It’s really difficult terrain for our crews to get in to,” State Control Centre spokesperson Luke Heagerty said.Loading Twitter content There will be a total fire ban for the Wimmera from midnight today until midnight tomorrow, ahead of another anticipated windy day.Remember to always call triple-zero in an emergency, but here are some other useful sources of info while we're at it.There's a total fire ban across the state's north-west, with the Mallee and Wimmera regions under watch today.
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