Victoria fires: blazes break out in Grampians as temperatures soar across state

Fire warnings issued to communities in the Wimmera as hot weather leads to first catastrophic fire danger rating since black summer

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Emergency warnings have been issued over fires burning in and near the Grampians national park, with some communities told to take shelter, as a cool change brought respite to scorching temperatures in Melbourne.

Two alerts were issued to communities near the Grampians national park in Victoria's west on Tuesday afternoon due to two separate fires that were yet to be under control.

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