Victoria Faces ‘Dangerous’ Fire Day as Heatwave Bakes Australia

Authorities have issued several evacuation orders in Australia’s Victoria state as wildfires burn out of control, with parts of the country’s heavily populated east coast sweltering under a heatwave.

Firefighters in Victoria are battling a number of blazes across rural areas of the state, which sits on Australia’s southeastern coast, while a series of smaller fires have cropped up in parts of New South Wales. Temperatures are set to hit highs of 46C (115F) in some areas, the national weather bureau said.