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Black Saturday . Bushfire Timeline. Date. 7 th February 2009. Death Toll. Deaths: 173 people. Bunyip. Time: 3:00 am What Happened: Bunyip fire breaches control lines. Bunyip. Time: 7:00 am What Happened: Bunyip fire water-bombed. Kangaroo Ground Tower. Time: 12:08 pm
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Black Saturday Bushfire Timeline
Date • 7th February 2009
Death Toll • Deaths: • 173 people
Bunyip • Time: • 3:00 am • What Happened: • Bunyip fire breaches control lines
Bunyip • Time: • 7:00 am • What Happened: • Bunyip fire water-bombed
Kangaroo Ground Tower • Time: • 12:08 pm • What Happened: • Colleen Keating spots the Kilmore East fire
Clonbinane • Time: • 12:16 pm • What Happened: • Fire reported in Clonbinane
Horsham • Time: • 12:33 pm • What Happened: • Fire crews deployed to attend fires around Horsham
Coleraine • Time: • 12:36 pm • What Happened: • Grass fire breaks out North-West
Hume Highway • Time: • 12:45 pm • What Happened: • CFA close Hume Highway
Hume Highway • Time: • 1:58 pm • What Happened: • Fire jumps Hume Highway
Churchill • Time: • 2:05 pm • What Happened: • Urgent threat message for Churchill fire
Murrindindi Mill • Time: • 2:59 pm • What Happened: • A fire at Murrindindi Mill is reported
Great Dividing Range • Time: • 3:30 pm • What Happened: • The firefront moves across the Great Dividing Range
Humevale • Time: • 3:35 pm • What Happened: • Spotting reported in Humevale
Murrindindi • Time: • 3:45 pm • What Happened: • Water-bombing ineffective on Murrindindi fire
Kinglake West • Time: • 4:00 pm • What Happened: • Ember attack on Kinglake west reported
St Andrews • Time: • 4:19 pm • What Happened: • First warning for St Andrews broadcast on ABC
Kinglake • Time: • 4:55 pm • What Happened: • Power failure in Kinglake. Smoke soon pours from St Andrews
Marysville • Time: • 5:05 pm • What happened: • Marysville residents told to enact bushfire plans
Kinglake • Time: • 5:30 pm • What Happened: • Kinglake under heavy ember attack
Marysville • Time: • 6:00 pm • What Happened: • Marysville residents start to gather on oval as fire front approaches
Beechworth • Time: • 6:09 pm • What Happened: • Reports of fire activity
Marysville • Time: • 6:30 pm • What happened: • Wind change arrives in Marysville
Marysville • Time: • 6:50 pm • What Happened: • Embers start to fall on Marysville
Kinglake • Time: • 7:20 pm • What Happened • Kinglake town burnt • 6 dead
Marysville • Time: • 8:52 pm • What Happened: • All but a few buildings lost in Marysville
Mudgegonga • Time: • 10:00 pm • What Happened: • Beechworth fire reaches Mudgegonga
Marysville • Time: • 11:45 pm • What Happened: • Everyone safe in Marysville