"Late in the afternoon of 7 February, residents had anticipated that the fire front would bypass Marysville. At about 5:00pm, power was lost to the town. Around 6:35pm, the wind died away; minutes later it returned from a different direction, bringing the fire up the valley with it."
As the fire storm approached towards Highwood the wind suddenly changed at it was not burned at all. The guest of Highwood had been up to Lake Mountain that afternoon (temperatures exeeded 46 °C down in Melbourne!)to flee the hot weather, as they received a call to come back home. They drove back and their way led as well through Marysville. Who would have expected that just a few hours the worst fire storm would totally devastate this town! The fire approached which such a speed and force which literaly wiped out a town. Only 14 of 400 buildings survived there and 39 people died in the Marysville area!
I had the chance to visit the place and it is pretty much cleaned up but the lifes of so many people are not "cleaned up" yet. These fires had a big impact on many lifes. Many lost loved ones and all they had!
on the way to Marysville, amazing to see the regrowth
destroyed house in Narbethong, you can also see a burned out car
this is where once the police station was situated!
this was once the center of the town!!
destruction!
nature seems to cope the best!
amazing to watch how there is new life growing out of a burned tree!
