Herald Sun photographer Jason Edwards captures images of the fire emergency in Morwell

HERALD Sun photographer Jason Edwards wasn’t meant to be in Morwell when the fires hit, but he found himself less than 100m from “a massive fire”.

HERALD Sun photographer Jason Edwards wasn’t meant to be in Morwell when the fires hit, but he found himself less than 100 metres from “a massive fire” — as these startling images attest.

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Southern Circuit, Morwell. Firefighters were unable to save some property.

Locals watch the bushfire as it threatened houses.

The photographer, who covered Black Saturday for the Herald Sun, arrived in the town just before 3pm and captured these eerie photographs of smoke hanging in the air from a nearby fire.

“I was actually on my way to Orbost and then I saw those fires,” he said, adding that he decided to stick around when he saw how big the flames were and how close they seemed to the Hazelwood power station.

“I covered Black Saturday and the Grampians fires twice, although that (Morwell fire) was pretty big. I’m not going to lie to you.”

The view in the late afternoon from the Morwell Bowling Club.

Fire trucks converge on the Southern Circuit industrial estate.

Morwell’s main streets were covered in thick smoke.

Locals can only watch on as fire threatens houses.

The sun sets as the fires rage on.

A bushfire burns out of control in the Southern Circuit industrial estate.

Firefighters fight the massive blaze at the industrial estate.

These photographs were taken just metres from the power plant.

Firefighters were unable to save some properties.

As he spoke to Herald Sun online, Jason was just 200 metres from the Hazelwood power station and heard explosions near the plant.

Firefighters battle the blaze.

Southern Circuit, Morwell.

Flames roar into the night sky.

Fire crews use the remaining light of the day to tackle the industrial estate blaze.

Firefighters faced dangerous conditions.

The sign says it all.

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