Vic: Blaze breaks out near Mansfield

AAP General News (Australia)
02-11-2009
Vic: Blaze breaks out near Mansfield

MELBOURNE, Feb 11 AAP - A fire has broken out near Mansfield and an urgent threat message
has been delivered to the town's residents.

The fire is burning in a pine plantation southeast of the town, which is about 200km
northeast of Melbourne.

The fire broke out at about 5.20pm (AEDT) on Wednesday and trucks and water bombing
aircraft are involved in fighting the fire, a Country Fire Authority spokesman said.

Firefighters were struggling to control the fire in the pine plantation, the spokesman said.

AAP gr/pmu/mn

KEYWORD: BUSHFIRES VIC MANSFIELD

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