Vic: Yea-Murrindindi fire whipped up by southerly winds

AAP General News (Australia)
02-11-2009
Vic: Yea-Murrindindi fire whipped up by southerly winds

MELBOURNE, Feb 11 AAP - The fire threat in the Yea-Murrindindi area, in northeast Victoria,
is worsening because of strong southerly winds.

The Country Fire Authority (CFA) warns the communities of Acheron, Cathedral Lane,
Rubicon, Thornton and Taggerty Road and Bulls Lane may be directly impacted by the blaze.

The CFA said fire on the northeast front in the Blue Range is experiencing continuing
fire activity because of the southerlies.

Firefighters have established control lines along the power lines between Taggerty
and Snobs Creek.

The CFA says there is also increased fire activity towards the northern end of the Black Range.

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