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"Black Saturday" marked the start of massive bushfires in Victoria, Australia, which eventually killed 173. The fires began on 7 February 2009, and continued for almost five weeks. On 12 March Victorian authorities announced that the last of the worst bushfires which caused the most death and devastation were under control. However, smaller fires continued, controlled, for many months after that.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe Black Saturday bushfires were not the result of a single fire that spread, but of numerous fires, some of which then joined together. Fires began at separate times and in separate places such as East Kilmore, Horsham and Bendigo.
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∙ 13y agoIt is uncertain, but fire authorities were alerted to the worst of the fires at Kilmore, at 11.20am on Saturday, when smoke and then flames were seen near the top of a hill outside the town in central Victoria.
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∙ 14y agoBearing in mind that the Black Saturday bushfires of 7 February 2009 consisted of many fires, it is unknown when each of the bushfires began. It is believed that the East Kilmore fire, which killed 121 people, began at 11:49am, and then the fire front proceeded to reach other communities, such as Kinglake, several hours later. The fire at Horsham in western Victoria started around 12:30pm.
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∙ 12y agoThe Black Saturday bushfires went for almost five weeks. On 12 March Victorian authorities announced that the last of the worst bushfires which caused the most death and devastation were under control. However, smaller fires continued, controlled, for many months after that.
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∙ 14y agoThe bushfires that hit Victoria, Australia, killing 173, started on 7 February 2009, now known as "Black Saturday".
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∙ 10y agoThe Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia occurred in 2009.
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What time did the Queensland bushfire start?
The devastating bushfires in Victoria, Australia, officially started on Saturday, 7 February 2009. Fire authorities were alerted to the worst of the fires at Kilmore, at 11.20am on Saturday, when smoke and then flames were seen near the top of a hill outside the town in central Victoria.
How hot did Black Saturday get?
"Black Saturday" refers to the devastating bushfires that hit Victoria in February-March 2009. At this time, the background temperatures in some of the worst affected areas was around 47 degrees Celsius, which is equivalent to 116 degrees Fahrenheit.
How common are wildfires in Australia?
Bushfires, as they are properly called in Australia, are very common, particularly during the summer months. Parts of southern Australia, where the summers can be very hot and dry for extended periods of time, are particularly bushfire-prone. Bushfires occur throughout Australia, wherever the vegetation becomes dried out and easily ignited during heatwaves or drought. A common cause of bushfires is when tinder-dry vegetation is struck by lightning.There have been several significant bushfires that have caused great devastation and loss of life in Australia since European settlement. The Black Friday bushfires (1939), Ash Wednesday bushfires (1983), Canberra bushfires (2003) and Black Saturday bushfires (2009) have been among Australia's worst natural disasters.
How many people can get killed in a bushfire?
Bushfires are fast and intense, and can engulf whole towns very quickly. As a result, dozens can be killed in a town at any one time. For example, the Victorian "Black Saturday" bushfires which began on 7 February 2009 killed a known total of 173 people - Australia's worst ever bushfire toll to date.
Could the Black Saturday bushfires be predicted?
The Black Saturday bushfires were predicted, as best as they could be. One cannot predict human idiocy in making the choice to deliberately light a fire.However, residents of Victoria were warned ahead of time that weather conditions of that day would be dry and gusty with excessively high temperatures - in other words, prime bushfire conditions. They received as much warning as any bushfire victims could have, but most of them chose to stay and risk the fire warning.
What time did the Queensland bushfire start?
The devastating bushfires in Victoria, Australia, officially started on Saturday, 7 February 2009. Fire authorities were alerted to the worst of the fires at Kilmore, at 11.20am on Saturday, when smoke and then flames were seen near the top of a hill outside the town in central Victoria.
Was Victoria wealthy before the Black Saturday bushfires?
The Black Saturday bushfires had no long-term effect on Victoria's economy. The government of the time was causing some difficulties for the state, but the state was as wealthy as most other states in Australia (with the exception of Western Australia which is enjoying a rich mining boom).
How hot did Black Saturday get?
"Black Saturday" refers to the devastating bushfires that hit Victoria in February-March 2009. At this time, the background temperatures in some of the worst affected areas was around 47 degrees Celsius, which is equivalent to 116 degrees Fahrenheit.
How common are wildfires in Australia?
Bushfires, as they are properly called in Australia, are very common, particularly during the summer months. Parts of southern Australia, where the summers can be very hot and dry for extended periods of time, are particularly bushfire-prone. Bushfires occur throughout Australia, wherever the vegetation becomes dried out and easily ignited during heatwaves or drought. A common cause of bushfires is when tinder-dry vegetation is struck by lightning.There have been several significant bushfires that have caused great devastation and loss of life in Australia since European settlement. The Black Friday bushfires (1939), Ash Wednesday bushfires (1983), Canberra bushfires (2003) and Black Saturday bushfires (2009) have been among Australia's worst natural disasters.
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Time, and using up their fuel, i.e, vegetation.Firefighters used aerial water bombing while the rural bush fire brigades fought them in the ground. However, the "Black Saturday" bushfires in Victoria officially lasted almost 5 weeks - from their beginning on 7 February to 12 March when Victorian authorities announced that the last of the worst bushfires which caused the most death and devastation were under control. However, smaller fires continued, controlled, for many months after that. There were so many fires that they could not all be extinguished. It was a matter of waiting for them ti simply burn themselves out.
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