A LARGE, fast moving and out of control bushfire is now 30 kilometres north of Dunkeld in Victoria's southwest and an emergency warning remains in place for residents as hot, dry conditions continue to fuel blazes across the state.
The blaze, which has now expanded to cover four hundred hectares of land and is burning in the Grampians National Park, is also expected to impact the township of Mirranatwa on Sunday evening.
The blaze, which was started by lightning on Thursday night, is one of 387 new bush and grassfires that ignited between 3pm on Thursday and 11.30am (AEDT) on Sunday, many sparked by lightning, the Country Fire Authority says.
"It has been a very active fire period in many areas of the state and the emergency services have been kept very busy," Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley said.
"This activity has been driven by four days of hot, dry weather and tomorrow (Monday) is expected to be the worst day of the past week."
Mr Lapsley said it was important for Victorians to remain vigilant as the hot weather was expected to continue for some while.
He said up to 1075 firefighters, 240 vehicles and 64 aircraft had been active each shift over the past four days.
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