Outdoor fire
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Event title
Australia - 'Prepare to leave', residents told, after fire crews lose control of planned burn in central Victoria
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Severity
Low
Event date (UTC)
2025-04-12 07:12:32
Last update (UTC)
2025-04-12 07:12:32
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Daylesford, Victoria
Authorities are urging residents in Victoria’s central-west to prepare to leave after fire crews lost control of a planned burn near Daylesford.
The fire, near Old Tom Track in Hepburn Regional Park, about 4 kilometres south-west of Da,ylesford started as a planned burn on Thursday and was declared a bushfire on Friday.A Watch and Act warning was issued on Saturday afternoon for Sailors Hill, Sailors Falls and Musk Vale.The fire has burnt 30 hectares and was not under control, authorities said.More than 100 personnel have been deployed, including firefighting aircraft and ground crews.The bushfire is travelling from Black Jack Track south-east towards Sailors Hill.Authorities are advising people in it's path to prepare to leave.