A strong police task force comprising of 100 police officers have been established to investigate the fire. Task force phoenix will be assisting the state’s coroners’ office, fire and health authorities to investigate all fire related death. Residents residing along fire prone areas have been informed to keep alert on possible arson.
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Troops and emergency have been deployed to around 25 affected areas, in which two are urban areas. Reports of entire town being destroyed and suspected arson are on the rise. Officials estimated an area of 3,000 sq km has been affected. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has since warned the public to prepare for worst scenario yet to come.
Firefighters have reported successful control of fire over certain areas, attributed to drop in temperature. However, two fires in northeastern region of Melbourne remain as major threats.
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As firefighters are battling to put off the fire, there have been reports of entire towns being destroyed in severe cases. Officials confirmed that at least 100 homes have already been destroyed and another 14,000 have their electricity cut off. Victoria premier has agreed to the federal government’s suggestion – into brining in the army.
With temperatures continue to soar; forecasters are expecting the hot weather to linger for sometimes. The temperatures for recent days have been around 47C.
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Fire officials are trying their best to contain the blaze, with more than 1,200 fire fighters working hard to minimize the spread. However, it was reported that the fire has already scorned 22,000 acres (8,900 hectares) of land and are soon taking up another 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares). Further attempts to contain the fire faced difficulties, with Fierce Santa Ana winds fanning the blazes at up to 80 mph (130 km/h).
Though wildfires are rather common in southern California, many officials have commented that this is one of the worst in decades. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has since declared states of emergency in four counties: Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.
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