https://padlet.com/taine_robinson/15zj2vcv4ilx 2009 Victoria bush fires en-us 2017-07-25 07:04:13 UTC 2024-10-15 23:08:54 UTC hello@padlet.com taine_robinson https://padlet.com/taine_robinson/15zj2vcv4ilx/wish/179389484 bush fires mainly happen during when the ground and grass is dry. When grass is dry it can lit and spread as quickly as petrol, all it takes is one ember, spark or small flame for it to ignite into a raging inferno. with the help of the wind the fire quickly spread engulfing everything in its path and showing no mercy. some of the blazes were so big that they could be seen from space]]> 2017-07-25 07:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/taine_robinson/15zj2vcv4ilx/wish/179389484 taine_robinson https://padlet.com/taine_robinson/15zj2vcv4ilx/wish/179392018 The fires burnt 450,000 hectares (1,100,000 acres) of bush causing the loss of wildlife and native species and farm land causing damage and destroying over 3,500+ houses. the fires effected may peoples lively hoods for instance farmers lost a lot of land and live stock to the fires some business were also effected. ]]> 2017-07-25 08:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/taine_robinson/15zj2vcv4ilx/wish/179392018 taine_robinson https://padlet.com/taine_robinson/15zj2vcv4ilx/wish/179439861 emergency services were quick to respond evacuating as many people as they could but some refused to leave. fire crews battled the blaze from the ground and sky with the fire crews on the ground and planes an helicopters in the sky the fires were eventually contained but lots of crew members lost their lives due to extreme temperatures ]]> 2017-07-25 22:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/taine_robinson/15zj2vcv4ilx/wish/179439861