Vic: Gippsland, Bendigo houses under threat from fires

AAP General News (Australia)
02-08-2009
Vic: Gippsland, Bendigo houses under threat from fires

MELBOURNE, Feb 8 AAP - More communities and towns were coming under threat of fire
in the early hours of Sunday as Victoria's killer bushfires continued to rage across the
state.

Police said on Saturday that 14 people had died in infernos, but authorities fear they
may find more bodies on Sunday with the toll possibly reaching into the 40s.

"This is an absolute tragedy for the state and we believe the figure may even get worse,"

Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Kieran Walshe told reporters late on Saturday night.

"We base …