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How did the 2009 Black Saturday fires start?
The Black Saturday fires began with the Kilmore East fire when fallen power-lines started a blaze in farmland at 11.47 am. This fire spread quickly through a pine plantation and crossed the Hume Freeway at 1.58 pm. In this fire, 119 people died, 232 were injured and 1242 homes were lost.
When did the Black Friday bushfires start and end?
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| A map of Victoria showing the impact of the Black Friday bushfires as shaded, that burnt on 13 January 1939. (Source: State Library of Victoria) | |
| Location | Victoria, Australia |
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| Date(s) | 13 January 1939 |
Where were Victorian bushfires 2020?
As of 5 January 2020, in the Bega Valley Shire, the Border fire that started in north-eastern Victoria was burning north into New South Wales towards the major town of Eden, and had impacted the settlements of Wonboyn and surrounding areas including Kiah, Lower Towamba and parts of Boydtown.
How did the 1939 bushfire start?
The Victorian bushfires of 13 January 1939, known as Black Friday, were the culmination of several years’ drought in the state, following by high temperatures and strong winds. These conditions fanned several fires – some of which had been burning since early December – into a massive fire front.
Where did the Black Saturday bushfires take place?
Five years after the Black Saturday bush fires, new buildings and forest re-growth have given the town of Marysville in Victoria new life. The Black Saturday bushfires, burnt across Victoria on and around Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. Image credit: AAP Image/Joe Castro
How many people died in the Black Saturday fires?
The Black Saturday fires started on 7 February 2009. Approximately 400 fires were recorded across Victoria, affecting 78 communities. A total of 173 people died in the fires, and 2 029 houses were lost.
How big was the Black Saturday bushfire in Victoria?
Black Saturday fires equal to 1500 atomic bombs: expert, Sydney Morning Herald The Black Saturday fires burned so fiercely they produced energy the equivalent of 1500 atomic bombs the size of the Hiroshima explosion – enough to power Victoria for a year. Two Days in Hell, ABC Four Corners (Quentin McDermott) How did it happen?
When did the first bushfires start in Australia?
European settlers, who were afraid of bushfires, brought their own ways of using fire. At first they used fire to clear land but as they put up fences and buildings, raised crops and increased their herds, uncontrolled burning became a threat to life and property. The first bushfires in the colony were reported in 1797.