Campers evacuated as fire threat intensifies - Victoria Fire authorities are evacuating campers in parts of Victoria this morning as hundreds of firefighters brace for today's extreme conditions.

The bushfire threat in Victoria comes as South Australian crews begin to assess the full extent of damage caused by two fires at Port Lincoln and Kingston on the Lower Eyre Peninsula yesterday.

The Port Lincoln blaze destroyed 12 houses and nine sheds, including a State Emergency Service base, and several firefighters suffered smoke inhalation.

Temperatures in Victoria today are expected to reach the high 30s and the Country Fire Authority (CFA) says the risk will be extreme in the Mallee, Northern Country, North Central and North East districts.

Photo Gallery - Fires in SE Australia, hot & dry conditions make life dangerous caption available if you put your curser on top of photo.



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