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The 7th of February, a date which will be driven into the hearts of many, a flame was struck. Australia's recent heat wave had caused all of Victoria's bushes to be extremely dry, a slight change was predicted with heavy winds. Firefighters everywhere predicted the worst, every single volunteer was on call, it was far, far more horrible than anyone of us would have guessed. As of the 12th of February, 181 have been confirmed dead, with the toll being estimated at reaching 300. 1200 homes have been burnt down and 400,000 hectares have been burnt, or 4,000,000,000 square meters of land. It's the worst disaster in Australian history to both man

The 7th of February, a date which will be driven into the hearts of many, a flame was struck. Australia's recent heat wave had caused all of Victoria's bushes to be extremely dry, a slight change was predicted with heavy winds. Firefighters everywhere predicted the worst, every single volunteer was on call, it was far, far more horrible than anyone of us would have guessed. As of the 12th of February, 181 have been confirmed dead, with the toll being estimated at reaching 300. 1200 homes have been burnt down and 400,000 hectares have been burnt, or 4,000,000,000 square meters of land. It's the worst disaster in Australian history to both man