are there fires burning in victoria?
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Victoria, where fires have burned 1.2 million hectares, extended a "state of disaster" for the worst-hit areas from 2 to 11 January. Some blazes are still burning in the state and there are emergency warnings are in place. ... Three people - including one firefighter - have died as a result of the fires.
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New South Wales and Victoria have been worst affected Fires have raged near the Australian capital Canberra for weeks - at one stage shutting the city's airport as flames approached the perimeter. ... But the NSW Rural Fire Service says it expects most of the flames to spread south east.
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1) The fires ignited amid a record-breaking heat wave The fires are concentrated along Australia's southeast coast, in the states of New South Wales and Victoria.
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Currently, fires are largely burning across the states of Victoria, where Melbourne is; New South Wales, where Sydney is; and South Australia, where Adelaide is.
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Severe fire storms are often named according to the day on which they peaked, including the five most deadly blazes: Black Saturday 2009 in Victoria (173 people killed, 2000 homes lost); Ash Wednesday 1983 in Victoria and South Australia (75 dead, nearly 1900 homes); Black Friday 1939 in Victoria (71 dead, 650 houses ...
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A Melbourne Fire Brigade spokeswoman said the fire near Clovemont Way in Bundoora was declared under control at 6:21pm. The cause of the fire is still unknown, with Victoria Police investigating. ... “The fire was way in the distance this morning.
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As of Saturday evening, there are no fires burning in the ACT. ... But authorities are concerned that new fires started by dry lightning strikes or arson could quickly become difficult to control. Follow our live blog for updates on bushfires and evacuations.
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The fire, which started last Friday, has burned through 15,000 hectares and is still not fully contained. A watch and act alert remains in place for the communities of Beenack, Gentle Annie, Tonimbuk and Tynong North.
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From September 2019 to March 2020, fires heavily impacted various regions of the state of New South Wales. ... By 4 March 2020, all fires in New South Wales had been extinguished completely (to the point where there were no fires in the state for the first time since July), and the Victoria fires had all been contained.
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Authorities attributed almost two-thirds of the blazes burning on the state's east coast and in the south since late December to arson. "Approximately 21,000 of the 35,000 hectares burnt is a result of deliberately lit fires," a Tasmanian Fire Service spokesperson said.
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Across the state, 923,000 hectares have been blackened and 39 fires are continuing to burn. Four emergency warning and two evacuation warnings remained in place this morning. ... State Control Centre spokesman Peter O'Keefe said Victorian fires had destroyed 110 properties and impacted more than 220 outbuildings.
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East Gippsland fires remain out of control Favourable weather conditions have slowed the spread of fire in East Gippsland, but many are still burning out of control. The Vic Emergency website said fires in the area had "joined into one large fire" burning through more than 1 million hectares.
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There are currently no fires in the Northern Territory, where Uluru is, but there are some fires in Tasmania and in Western Australia, where Perth is, but all three areas are still considered largely safe. ... Then This Australian Town Burned.
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Favourable weather conditions have slowed the spread of fire in East Gippsland, but many are still burning out of control. The Vic Emergency website said fires in the area had "joined into one large fire" burning through more than 1 million hectares.
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Bushfires reach Melbourne as heatwave fans Australia blazes. ... Authorities in the country's second-biggest city downgraded an earlier bushfire emergency warning but said residents should steer clear of the blaze, which has burned through 40 hectares (nearly 100 acres) of grassland.
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There is a bushfire at Echuca Village- River Av. Firefighters are currently attending to this fire. Smoke will be visible from nearby communities and roads.
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Bushfires have killed at least eight people in south-eastern Australia since Monday, while two others remain unaccounted for. The latest fires, which raced towards the coast this week, have also destroyed more than 200 homes.