Victoria's Country Fire Authority is confident fire crews will get on top of a blaze at Flowerdale, north of Melbourne, which has burnt 800 hectares of land.
abc.net.au/news/firefighters-continue-to-battle-flowerdale-blaze/102012324Fire crews are continuing to battle a grassfire that has razed more than 800 hectares of land at Flowerdale, north of Melbourne.Authorities are confident crews will bring the fire under control despite forecast hot and windy weatherThe blaze started on Tuesday and is yet to be contained, although fire authorities are confident that will be achieved today.
A Watch and Act alert remains in place for Flowerdale, Dairy Creek, Homewood, Kerrisdale and Strath Creek.
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