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Victorian bushfires: premier says residents 'perfectly right to be angry' | Victorian bushfires: premier says residents 'perfectly right to be angry' |
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A planned burn that turned into a 3,000-hectare bushfire which destroyed one Victorian home and threatened more has left residents rightfully angry, the state premier, Daniel Andrews, has said. | A planned burn that turned into a 3,000-hectare bushfire which destroyed one Victorian home and threatened more has left residents rightfully angry, the state premier, Daniel Andrews, has said. |
The Lancefield-Cobaw fire in central Victoria started with a controlled burn a week ago but turned into an out-of-control blaze in hot and windy conditions. Authorities warned more homes could be lost on Wednesday. | The Lancefield-Cobaw fire in central Victoria started with a controlled burn a week ago but turned into an out-of-control blaze in hot and windy conditions. Authorities warned more homes could be lost on Wednesday. |
Related: One person missing in Victorian bushfires as temperature drops but wind persists | Related: One person missing in Victorian bushfires as temperature drops but wind persists |
Emergency warnings were in place for Benloch, Pastoria East and Baynton East as the fire headed north. | Emergency warnings were in place for Benloch, Pastoria East and Baynton East as the fire headed north. |
“I can fully appreciate they’re angry, and they are perfectly right to be angry,” Andrews told ABC Radio on Wednesday. | “I can fully appreciate they’re angry, and they are perfectly right to be angry,” Andrews told ABC Radio on Wednesday. |
“We will have a full investigation and there will be a proper review as is the case with every controlled burn that gets away from us.” | “We will have a full investigation and there will be a proper review as is the case with every controlled burn that gets away from us.” |
The federal environment minister, Greg Hunt, has asked for an explanation, but Andrews said there was no point firing off letters. | The federal environment minister, Greg Hunt, has asked for an explanation, but Andrews said there was no point firing off letters. |
“I don’t know politicians attacking each other or getting on their soapboxes necessarily supports our volunteer and career firefighters,” Andrews said. | “I don’t know politicians attacking each other or getting on their soapboxes necessarily supports our volunteer and career firefighters,” Andrews said. |
Greg Murphy, from the Cobaw fire incident control centre, said no houses had been lost overnight, but that could happen on Wednesday. | Greg Murphy, from the Cobaw fire incident control centre, said no houses had been lost overnight, but that could happen on Wednesday. |
Related: Australia's east coast braces for more bushfires as temperatures soar | Related: Australia's east coast braces for more bushfires as temperatures soar |
“We spent a considerable amount of time yesterday engaged in property protection,” he said. | “We spent a considerable amount of time yesterday engaged in property protection,” he said. |
Lower temperatures were expected, but with strong winds of 40km/h to 60km/h. | Lower temperatures were expected, but with strong winds of 40km/h to 60km/h. |
The Cobaw fire started as a Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning controlled burn but it has twice jumped containment lines. | The Cobaw fire started as a Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning controlled burn but it has twice jumped containment lines. |
The Victorian environment minister, Lisa Neville, said weather conditions were not originally predicted to be as hot and windy when the burn started. | The Victorian environment minister, Lisa Neville, said weather conditions were not originally predicted to be as hot and windy when the burn started. |
“There’s always an investigation where a planned burn does break the lines. We have less than 2% of our burns do that,” she told 3AW on Wednesday. | “There’s always an investigation where a planned burn does break the lines. We have less than 2% of our burns do that,” she told 3AW on Wednesday. |
There were watch and act warnings also for Granite, Trawool, Tallarook, Kerrisdale, Baynton, Emu Flat and Nulla Vale. | |
The fire at Wensleydale had subsided and the CFA said it was now safe. |
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