Fire crews worked through steep terrain overnight as a 700-hectare fire continues to burn out of control in Flowerdale.
An out-of-control fire continues to rage close to a town near Yea on Wednesday morning, as emergency services say they will have the 700-hectare blaze contained by Thursday afternoon.
The fire, which grew from 660 hectares to more than 717 hectares overnight, is burning in steep and inaccessible country. The blaze has continued to travel north, had crossed Carver Creek and was moving towards Yea Spur Road.Nine News
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