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Tourism operators are on edge and residents are preparing to leave as firefighters battle an out-of-control bushfire that could burn for weeks. Temperatures are set to soar in Victoria’s Grampians region on Friday as the blaze, which began on Tuesday after a series of lightning strikes, has now spread to 7000ha. Dunkeld Caravan Park caretaker Erin Hinchliffe said the campsite, south of the bushfire, remains open for business but there had been 30 cancellations, leaving just four sites booked.
People in the Bornes Hill, Grampians, Jimmy Creek, Mirranatwa and Victoria Valley areas have been issued an alert to prepare to leave “immediately” as the fire spreads north. Emergency Management Victoria controller Mark Gunning said the area around the fire, which started near Yarram Gap Rd, was already extremely dry and very little rain has been forecast. “This is a big fire that’s going to stay in the landscape for at least a few weeks,” he said.
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