Firefighters are battling bushfires in Victoria's west, with homes saved during intense firefights overnight. The town of Dereel south of Ballarat had a bushfire threat but is now under control. Strong winds are hampering firefighting efforts after extreme fire-danger days.
Australia had a relatively dry February for large parts of the country, including areas of western Victoria where bushfires have lately been raging. (Via @BOM_au ) https://t.co/MIDhuKMnVO
Victoria fires: cause of Dereel bushfire that threatened homes being treated as suspicious https://t.co/zERafboJT7
Firefighters continue to battle two bushfires, while communities in Victoria’s west narrowly avoided a much worse outcome after temperatures on Wednesday peaked later in the day https://t.co/D0xOctwAz2
A bushfire which threatened the town of Dereel south of Ballarat has been brought under control as firefighters continue to battle blazes across the state’s west. > https://t.co/Afby72rTID https://t.co/3bj3vGoZxb
Victoria fires: homes saved during intense firefights overnight in state’s west https://t.co/AmK8aSZdVH
Strong winds are threatening to hamper firefighting efforts in Victoria after the state faced one of its most extreme fire-danger days in years. https://t.co/cPS4C1IhcQ