Английская Википедия:1996–97 Australian bushfire season

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A series of bushfires in Australia occurred over the summer of 1996–1997. The most prominent fires during the season were in the Dandenong Ranges and the Mornington Peninsula in the state of Victoria.

Fires of note

State Start date Deaths Injuries Houses lost Area (ha) Local govt. Impacted communities & destruction Duration Ref.
Western Australia 8 January 1997 16 Шаблон:Convert Mundaring Wooroloo & Wundowie [1][2][3]
Victoria 19 January 1997 2 Mornington Peninsula Mount Eliza
  • 2 carports and a car destroyed
3 days [4]
Victoria 21 January 1997 3 20 41 Шаблон:Convert Yarra Ranges Ferny Creek, Kalorama, Mount Dandenong & Upwey
  • Three civilians perish
  • 45 houses damaged
  • A CFA fire truck destroyed
2 days [4][5][6][7][8][9]

Timeline

October 1996

In October 1996, one house was destroyed in a bushfire near Ravensbourne in southeast Queensland.[10]

January 1997

From 19 to 21 January 1997, fires burnt over 400 hectares (about 990 acres) through much of the Dandenong Ranges and the Mornington Peninsula, precipitated by over forty-degree Celsius dry heat and strong northerly winds. Three people were killed and forty injured. Forty-three houses were destroyed and another 45 damaged.[11] Fires began at all locations except the Dandenongs on the 19th; the Dandenongs fires began on the morning of the 21st in the foothills of the western face of the ranges. It was suspected that the fires in the Dandenongs were deliberately lit.

The areas most affected by these fires included:[11]

References

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