Emergency warnings have been issued for Briagolong, Seacombe and Loch Sport in Gippsland, amid total fire ban in Sydney and parts of NSW
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Residents are being told to evacuate as fire crews battle to bring a bushfire in Victoria’s Gippsland region under control, while those in two towns have been told to take shelter as it is too late to leave.
Emergency warnings were issued for Stockdale, Stratford, Briagolong and surrounding areas in Victoria’s south-east in the early hours of Tuesday morning due to the fire that started at Duffy Road, Briagolong, about 190km east of Melbourne.
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