How many fires were there in 2009?
The fires occurred during extreme bushfire weather conditions and resulted in Australia’s highest-ever loss of human life from a bushfire, with 173 fatalities. Many people were left homeless as a result….
| Black Saturday bushfires | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 7 February – 14 March 2009 |
| Burned area | 450,000 hectares (1,100,000 acres) |
How did the 2009 Black Saturday fires start?
The Black Saturday fires began with the Kilmore East fire when fallen power-lines started a blaze in farmland at 11.47 am. This fire spread quickly through a pine plantation and crossed the Hume Freeway at 1.58 pm. The fire burnt through Wandong and reached Mount Disappointment at approximately 3 pm.
What was the deadliest fire in Australia?
Black Saturday The Black Saturday bushfires
2009, Black Saturday. The Black Saturday bushfires were the worst in Australia’s history, killing 173 people. Almost 80 communities and entire towns were left unrecognisable. The fires burned more than 2,000 properties and 61 businesses.
How much did the 2009 bushfires cost?
By valuing a wide range of economic, social and environmental impacts and benefits through an economic loss assessment, the net cost of the Black Saturday Fires was estimated to be $942 million. This value was reached by deducting the total benefits ($1.998 billion) from the total losses ($2.939 billion).
How much did the 2019/20 bushfires cost?
A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia and researchers at the University of Sydney estimates the 2019-20 bushfires cost Australian agriculture between $4 billion and $5 billion.
What happened to Brian Naylor?
ESTEEMED former Channel Nine newsreader Brian Naylor and his wife, Moiree, have been killed in bushfires at their Kinglake West property. In a break from normal programming, Channel Nine last night confirmed that the network’s one-time star had died after fires ripped through the Kinglake district.
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