Some news on the fires near Bright.
And some scum have deliberately lit fires today too
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Fires threaten across state
Jane Holroyd
Breaking News - The Age
December 10, 2006 - 3:20PM
Strong winds and soaring temperatures are fuelling more than 10 monster fires in Gippsland and in Victoria's north-east, where more than 200,000 hectares of bushland have already been burnt.
Residents of towns south-east of Bright have been put on alert as strong north-west winds fan a fire eight kilometres east of Bright. Germantown, Freeburgh and Snowy Creek residents have been told to enact their bushfire survival plans.
And a blaze near Camperdown, in the state's south-west, has burnt one house and is threatening others. About 160 firefighters are on the scene near Moores Road at Stonyford, supported by 35 tankers, 37 tankers, bulldozers and two fire-bombing aircraft. A nearby fire at Hawk Nest Road was contained late this morning.
The Gippsland towns of Licola, Dargo, Woods Point, Valencia Creek, Briagolong and Bushy Park are at risk as northerly winds begin to strengthen and push the fire front in their direction.
In the north-east, Mount Buller, the King and Buckland valleys and the towns of Tolmie and Jamieson are also under threat.
Embers from a large fire south-east of Mount Terrible carried across a river and ignited spot fires north of Kevington this morning.
Closer to Melbourne, 80 firefighters and 20 trucks were called to battle deliberately-lit grass fires near the Western Ring Road at Glenroy just after midnight.
Authorities were alerted to seven fires in the area over 2.5 kilometres which threatened to form a single huge blaze and put houses at risk.
Metropolitan Fire Brigade operations commander Wayne Carlson said the fires reached the fences of local homes, distressing residents.
"The thing of most concern is that someone would light these sorts of fires on these sorts of days," Commander Carlson said.
"Members of the public should certainly be vigilant if they see anything like this."
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