Victoria fires: authorities on alert as strong winds develop amid 40C heat and catastrophic conditions
by Adeshola Ore and Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6JYH7)
Residents across state's west told to take action while bushfire continues to burn near Ballarat
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Authorities were on high alert for bushfires as temperatures rose across Victoria on Wednesday afternoon, with the state's control centre warning the state was not out of the woods".
An emergency warning for a grass fire located at Kleins Road, Dereel was issued on Wednesday evening.
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