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Warning level for bushfire downgraded as firefighters sweat on 39C Boxing Day

Immediate evacuation orders were in place for towns across Victoria as out-of-control blazes and sweltering temperatures begin Australia’s bushfire season.

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The warning level for a mammoth bushfire creeping across Victoria’s west has been downgraded as firefighters brace for sweltering conditions on Boxing Day.

Evacuation orders after bushfire triples in size in just 24 hours

Residents in several towns have been ordered to evacuate immediately with a massive blaze bearing down.

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Evacuation orders are in place for several Victorian towns as a giant bushfire burns out of control. (HANDOUT/GISBORNE FIRE BRIGADE)

Skies turn red as out-of-control bushfire bears down on two communities

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Two communities are under threat as an afternoon wind change threatens to push an out of control bushfire towards them.

Victoria bushfire emergency: House lost, people flee as fires burn out of control

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At least one home has been destroyed by fire as out-of-control bushfires rage in western Victoria.

‘Leave now’: Residents told to evacuate as out-of-control bushfires rage in Victoria

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Bushfires are raging across parts of Victoria.

Grim find after blaze extinguished at home in Melbourne

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An arson chemist is expected to attend the property.