MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the emergencies official, more information on damages resulting from the Jamieson Track fire will be released over the next 24 hours.
Up to 60 houses could have been lost in fires that have swept through popular holiday towns https://t.co/ITvdE2h7pP
— smh.com.au (@smh) December 25, 2015
"The 53 houses that are destroyed, there will be more that are damaged," Lapsley said as quoted by Sky News Australia on Saturday.
#Victoria #bushfires: Crews to work through the night to contain fire in northern Victoria https://t.co/5WstpTkTzw pic.twitter.com/eC5LC4RHsX
— ABC News (@abcnews) December 20, 2015
Emergency warnings have been issued for several coastal areas in Victoria, as fire crews continue to battle the blaze.
Burnt & dehydrated this guy was picked up by #NSWRFS firefighters at a fire Victoria. Now in the care of #WIRES_NSW pic.twitter.com/3rFdhuSTBd
— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) December 23, 2015
According to Lapsley, the fire was triggered by a lightning strike on December 19. Sky News Australia said that the blaze could continue into February 2016.
