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Black Friday bushfires

Disaster
The Black Friday bushfires of 13 January 1939, in Victoria, Australia, were part of the devastating 1938–1939 bushfire season in Australia, which saw bushfires burning for the whole summer, and ash falling as far away as New Zealand. Wikipedia
Location: Victoria
Start date: January 13, 1939
Deaths: 71
Burned area: 2,000,000 hectares (4,900,000 acres)
Cause: Heat wave; Careless burning
Structures destroyed: 650