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The Victoria Fires
28 ImagesFires threatened and destroyed homes in Melbourne suburbs and regional Victoria.
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A line of fire approaches houses near Gisborne.Credit:Simon O'Dwyer
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Fire heads towards houses near Gisborne.Credit:Simon O'Dwyer
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A lone truck faces a fire front in Gisborne.Credit:Simon O'Dwyer
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Destroyed homes in Warrandyte.Credit:Simon O'Dwyer
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A lone fireman hoses a house in Warrandyte.Credit:Simon O'Dwyer
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Aerial view of a Gisborne property surrounded by burnt grassland.Credit:Simon O'Dwyer
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Houses under threat as the fire moves through Romsey on the outskirts of Melbourne.Credit:Simon O'Dwyer
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All that is left of a family home near Gisborne.Credit:Simon O'Dwyer
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An Erickson Air-Crane battles a fire on a property in Gisborne after a grass fire burned out of control in the area.Credit:Paul Rovere
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CFA fire crews battle a fire on a property in Gisborne.Credit:Paul Rovere
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Houses under threat as a fire moves through Romsey.Credit:Simon O'Dwyer
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A line of fire has spread to Darraweit near Wallan.Credit:Angela Wylie
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Fire at Craigieburn has spread to Darraweit near Wallan.Credit:Angela Wylie
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A column of fire trucks heads towards Darraweit where the fire is heading to.Credit:Angela Wylie
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Craigieburn where fire threatened that suburb as well as Donnybrook and Wallan.Credit:Angela Wylie
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Residents of the Craigieburn area inspect a fire which threatened the suburb.Credit:Angela Wylie
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Residents run from a fast-moving grass fire close to homes in Craigieburn.Credit:AP
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Fire trucks and a water bomber at Warrandyte.Credit:James Boddington
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The water bomber over Warrandyte.Credit:James Boddington
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Warrandyte residents watch the progress of the fire in their area.Credit:James Boddington
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Fire destroyed a second house in Amersham Drive, Warrandyte.Credit:Nick Toscano
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CFA fire crews battle a fire on a property in Gisborne South after a grass fire burned out of control in the area.Credit:Paul Rovere
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Another photograph of the Gisborne South fire.Credit:Paul Rovere
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Anxious residents wait for news on the corner of Couangalt Road and the Calder Highway in Gisborne South.Credit:Paul Rovere
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A water bomber drops water on a fire in Schumakers Lane, Maiden Gully in Bendigo.Credit:Brendan McCarthy
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Schumakers Lane, Maiden Gully, Bendigo.Credit:Brendan McCarthy
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Smoke looms over the Orbost CFA station.Credit:Joe Armao
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A Mordialloc grass fire being mopped up.Credit:Simon Schluter
