Nearly 1,000 firefighters battling Western Victoria bushfires

Almost 1,000 firefighters are working to include an out-of-control bushfire burning in Western Victoria as interstate crews are mobilised to help.

The crews are contending with the 17,500-hectare inferno as catastrophic situations are forecast for Wednesday.

Temperatures are anticipated to hit 37 levels on Wednesday, with sturdy winds more likely to put crews beneath excessive strain.

The big bushfire burning close to Ballarat has already claimed no less than six houses, burning via greater than 20,000 hectares of land.

Emergency companies are working to rapidly assemble management strains on Tuesday forward of the next day’s temperature escalation, which is anticipated to be Victoria’s worst bushfire situations since 2020.