Uncontrolled bushfires continue to burn in regional Victoria, blanketing Melbourne in smoke haze and prompting two emergency alerts. Fires near Mafeking and Watgania pose an imminent threat, while a blaze on the Bass Coast near Grantville has escalated, prompting a 'take shelter now' warning for residents.
Smoke haze is blanketing Melbourne as bushfires continue to burn out of control in regional Victoria , triggering two emergency alerts .– flared up again on Friday as temperatures reached the low-30s and a strong south-westerly wind change pushed it east.The towns of Mafeking and Watgania are now in the firing line. An alert, released just before 3.30pm on Friday, said they “could be impacted anytime within the next one hour.
The fire danger rating on Friday in the Wimmera and Mallee districts is extreme, triggering a total fire ban. A relief centre has been set up at the Alexandra Oval community centre in Ararat. A community information message was also issued in western Victoria for the air quality as smoke drifted to the centre of the state.
On the Bass Coast, another existing bushfire flared up on Friday afternoon near the town of Grantville on the road to Phillip Island., is under a “take shelter now” emergency warning as the fire near Woodland Close moves east toward St Helier Road and Stewart Road. “The fire in the Woodlands area has increased in fire spread on the eastern side,” the alert issued just before 4pm said.“This fire is threatening homes and lives. It is too late to leave the area safely so you must take shelter now.
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