Bushfires Victoria: Great Ocean Road towns evacuated as fire hits coast homes
Date December 26, 2015 - 5:16AM
Benjamin Preiss, Rania Spooner, Chloe Booker, Liam Mannix
VIDEO - 1:36 - Residents and visitors brace for Wye River bushfire As hot northerly winds spread fires across Victoria, residents and visitors along the Great Ocean Road are advised to stay alert and prepare accordingly. Vision courtesy ABC News 24.
Up to 60 houses could have been lost in the fires that have swept through the popular Surf Coast holiday towns of Wye River and Separation Creek.
Fifty-three houses were confirmed lost at 10pm Friday night, but CFA deputy incident controller Mark Gunnings said more property losses were possible as firefighters fought a 1700-hectare bushfire raging out of control in the Otways.
The fire at Wye River. Photo: Country Fire Authority
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