Homes Lost and Firefighters Injured as Bushfires Rage in Victoria

Five members sustained minor injuries after their vehicle was involved in a burnover while on the fireground at Pomonal.

A firefighter sits on his tanker truck awaiting further instructions as the team conduct mop up operations after a bushfire that threatened homes was extinguished in the suburbs of Perth on Feb. 2, 2022. TREVOR COLLENS/AFP via Getty Images

Five firefighters have been injured and homes have been destroyed as bushfires rage out of control in Victoria’s west and central regions.

The emergency warning for the fire at Newtown near Ballarat was updated on Feb. 13 evening telling people to evacuate immediately after a grassfire spread into the Ross Creek State Forest.