Rain across fire-ravaged Victoria will be ‘good and bad’

A blaze burning out of control on French Island in southern Victoria that yesterday triggered an emergency warning is no longer threatening communities. An emergency warning – the highest alert level – was issued about 4:30pm for the fire at the island's Ridge Track, before being downgraded to advice level about six hours later. The 85-hectare fire is burning near Ridge Track and Mt Wellington Road.

There were 16 fires burning in Victoria late on Saturday, predominantly in the East Gippsland and the northeastern alpine regions. Authorities earlier downgraded emergency warnings in Victoria's alpine region despite difficult fire conditions overnight. They will bring rain, high moisture levels and thunder to some fire areas, particularly the alpine region.

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