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Ash Wednesday

The Ash Wednesday bushfire were a series of fires which occurred in south east of Australia in summer February 16, 1983. The bushfires were not arson but sparks from electricity lines and the fires occurred in Victoria including Dandenong Ranges, Macedon Ranges and Otway Ranges. Ash Wednesday was one of the worst bushfires in Australian history which claimed 75 people and more than 2,000 homes were burnt down.

The fires of Ash Wednesday were so severe that the fire was nearly unstoppable not even the fire fighters could stop it and the fires ended when it reached the ocean on the south coast of Victoria. The Melbourne was surrounded by the fires and was left with smoke for weeks when the fire ended. The bushfire also threatened Melbourne and Adelaide and other nearby suburbs.

The smoke of the bushfire reached far north as far as Batemans Bay, NSW and Victoria is one of the places of where most bushfires happen. Victoria also had a drought which lasted 10 months or more which made lots of fuel for the fire because of the dry leaves.

Many parts of Melboune were burnt down by the bushfires and Melbourne was devastated at what had happened. The fires also caused a drought caused by climatic events and the fire claimed 17 fire fighters lives while they were fighting the ires to save people. The fires burnt many forests down such as the pine forests and Otway Ranges.

There were also reports that the fire moved faster than 100km/h and the fire burnt about 2,100 km2 of land in Victoria and 2,080 km2 in South Australia. On Ash Wednesday 2,545 individuals and families lost their homes. Ash Wednesday was one of Australia’s worst bushfires in history which will be remebered. After the fires safety was undertaken by making an emergency disaster plan called Displan and being prepared for bushfires.

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