Four bushfires merge in Victoria into out-of-control blaze

Homes at risk and residents told it’s too late to leave as winds fuel fire 65km east of Melbourne

Four bushfires in Victoria’s east have joined into a raging blaze, putting lives and homes at risk as winds fuel the out-of-control fire.

The fires merged at Bunyip state park near Tonimbik, about 65km east of Melbourne, causing a blaze of about 3,400 hectares in size, incident controller Ivan Smith said on Saturday.

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