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==Chronology of the fires== | ==Chronology of the fires== | ||
; 28 January 2009 | |||
:Delburn fire started in Gippsland, arson suspected. | |||
; 2 February 2009. | |||
:Bunyip State Park fire started by lightning | |||
;Saturday 7 February 2009. Black Saturday | ;Saturday 7 February 2009. Black Saturday | ||
:Kilmore fire started | :Kilmore fire started on farmland. Wandong, Kinglake West, Strathewan, Kinglake and Steels Creek and Flowerdale townships burnt. | ||
:Murrindindi Mill fire started, | :Murrindindi Mill fire started, arson suspected. Narbethong and Marysville townships burnt. | ||
:Bendigo fire started | :Bendigo fire started. | ||
:Churchill fire started | :Churchill fire started, arson suspected. | ||
:17:00 Wind direction changed from northerly to southerly in Melbourne | |||
;Sunday 8 February 2009. | ;Sunday 8 February 2009. | ||
:Kilmore and Murrindindi Mill | :Kilmore and Murrindindi Mill fires merge to form the Kinglake fire complex. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
Revision as of 12:24, 16 February 2009
The 2009 Victorian bushfires on Saturday 7 February 2009 were the worst bushfires in Australia's history, surpassing both the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 and the Black Friday fires in 1939.
Chronology of the fires
- 28 January 2009
- Delburn fire started in Gippsland, arson suspected.
- 2 February 2009.
- Bunyip State Park fire started by lightning
- Saturday 7 February 2009. Black Saturday
- Kilmore fire started on farmland. Wandong, Kinglake West, Strathewan, Kinglake and Steels Creek and Flowerdale townships burnt.
- Murrindindi Mill fire started, arson suspected. Narbethong and Marysville townships burnt.
- Bendigo fire started.
- Churchill fire started, arson suspected.
- 17:00 Wind direction changed from northerly to southerly in Melbourne
- Sunday 8 February 2009.
- Kilmore and Murrindindi Mill fires merge to form the Kinglake fire complex.
See also
External links
- Wikipedia:2009 Victorian bushfires
- Victorian fires 2009, (We) can do better
- Australia's bushfires: the blame game, Guy Rundle, guardian.co.uk
- Lessons from the ashes, The Age