Boxing Day evacuations in central and western Victoria with dangerous fire conditions due to move up to NSW – and SA on alert despite cool change

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Authorities have been evacuating people from areas in central and western Victoria as dangerous fire conditions grip several states across the south-east.

Damaging winds were due to fan extreme fire danger on Thursday as hot and dry weather envelops large parts of Victoria, south-west New South Wales and much of eastern South Australia.

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