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14 dead and at least 100 homes have been destroyed, a devastating day for Victoria:
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Fire from Kilmore is heading to the towns of the east of it, like Newham etc (and I'm not very far from there).
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Just heard fire may be at healesville sanctuary too
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Clevo Mafia Inc.
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I'm removing all CFA website links, apparently the extra traffic online is slowing the site for people who really need it.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Anyone else getting problems looking at the incident reports? It only loads a little bit for me then stops.
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I just watched the TV news, they reported on the fire here, 8 homes were lost in around 50 metres of one another. No deaths, I'm amazed at that, considering on how many people were at home at the time.
Amazing it missed all the other houses, but were I was, we stopped another 1 going up. It's uncanny how it can skip a house or 2 then ravage over another.. I've been through a house fire and a few others in my life, so i can sympathize with the locals. Just so heartbreaking. |
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Location: Darwin, NT
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the sites are been swamped and can't handle the traffic at the moment
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LOW AND SLOW
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Geelong.
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Doe's anyone have a update on the Kilmore Fire.
I have a mate from another forum who has been in danger for sometime now but is somewhat reluctant to leave his home. I have offered him and his family to stay at my place. A few PM's have been sent and replied to but now there is no reply. Any info on the Kilmore Blaze would be gratefully appreciated. Adam. Update, He has just posted and he is now thinking about bailing. He has my number and i hope to god they make it out of there safely.
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most roads to kilmore are closed. I have a few mates up in kinglake and they are missing presumed dead. CFA cant make it up the mountain due to the smoke. We've been fighting to save my mates house in humevale most of the day, was going good until the wind turned. We bailed as the fire was heading down the mountain again..
Very stressful day
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What a tragedy, and all started by one or more idiots - I hope they find them and burn them.
Interesting about the premiers folks' house - I wonder if resources were diverted especially to save that house, or if it's just good luck; quote from the article "Victoria Premier John Brumby said one fire threatening his parents' home in Coleraine was stopped literally on their doorstep." The blokes/lasses that (try to) put these out are very brave: ![]() ![]()
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25 people now confirmed dead
my thoughts go out to their families Jason
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What terrible news to have awoken too this morning, have many friends and family in the Latrobe Valley and Yarra Valley that could have lost their homes, with us having to chance to get through to help defend by their side.
One of the most frustrating days of my life, my thoughts with everyone and their familys who's lives the fires have taken. |
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All yesterday I was wondering about people who might be trying to flee the fires and hoping that those who decided to leave would make their decision early. It was quite frustrating to watch the 5 o’clock Channel 10 news on Saturday night when all they were talking about was how hot it was in central Sydney. What do the producers of these new bulletins think? Perhaps a few people need to let them know that the whole world doesn’t revolve around Sydney. RIP to those who have lost their lives and prayers to those who are fighting for their lives in hospital.
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Just heard that Marysville, the beaut town just before Lake Mountain has been destroyed.
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As has buxton, alexandra and some of broadford from what I've heard
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Alexandra is where they have everyone from Buxton and surrounding areas etc. safe at the school etc. so I certainly hope Alexandra isn't burning. Haven't heard anything about that at all. Where did you hear that? I am at Snobs Creek and we have been enveloped in smoke since yesterday afternoon, can see about 25 metres then it is just thick white-grey from the smoke.
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Someone called in on 774 and mentioned it but its not a confirmed report. My gf's sister was sent there yesterday after they were evacuated so hopefully its not true
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Here is a video of Marysville after
http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2009/02/08/2485362.htm one wonders where and how you would start again? |
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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I heard the St Andrews pub was burnt down, Can anyone confirm that? Old friends of mine lived next door, I'm hoping they are OK.
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i have two uncles and aunty's family's and three cousins missing near yea, so yeh this sucks a bit.
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The next day or so will be pretty grim news. There have been a lot more people unaccounted for in Kinglake that were in the process of fleeing but the roads were blocked from trees or covered in smoke/embers. A lot of the roads up there are narrow and in thick scrub, apparently the fire roared through literally in minutes
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Massive fires down south, Floods up north.
We've had 225mm in about 36 hours. ![]() Talk about a land of extremes.
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Make you realise how lucky we are some days less than 2 min. from our place in Suburbia (Lynbrook you would think reasonably safe) 3 houses gone in 15 min. here's a few more from 9 News Thanks to all those who volentered to help;
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Amazing pictures.
This is a really tragic event and kudos to all the volunteers and other firefighters who went out in these conditions to fight the fires. The idiots who lit them deserve the book.. it's equal to terrorism. Numerous MFB crews have also been sent out to assist in fires at Kinglake and Traralgon. Many MFB stations have moved their trucks to cover CFA areas, while standby appliances and crews man the metro stations. Have never seen anything like this in my life.
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its fine for now mate, Kinglake pub burnt down. It was sheltering 200 people at the time. Most are still unaccounted for. St andrews and all neighbouring townships are still underthreat however. The weather is cooler and it is spitting a little which is the only good news for now EDIT: just heard of several people having died in st andrews, unsure of the details though. Roads down from my property are closed so I can't even tell wether its burning down there or not
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