AAP General News (Australia)
12-22-2005
Vic:Fire fighters battle bushfire in Grampians
A bushfire in Victoria has destroyed 180 hectares of bushland in the Grampians National Park.
The Department of Sustainability and Environment says the fire started yesterday afternoon
from a lightning strike 20 km north of the township of Dunkeld.
The department says 100 fire fighters will be brought in this morning to help construct
control lines.
A large firefighting plane .. known as Elvis .. will also be deployed together with
three other water bombers.
AAP RTV sam/wz
KEYWORD: BUSHFIRES VIC (MELBOURNE)
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