Ten properties in Ruffy destroyed, including firefighter’s home, as fire hits Victorian town ‘like a bomb’

Firefighter fears there is ‘nothing left’ of town in Strathbogie Ranges after bushfire went through

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An out-of-control bushfire in central Victoria has destroyed at least 10 properties, leaving a small town’s main street looking “like a bomb’s gone off”, according to the local firefighting captain.

Country Fire Authority captain George Noye said the Longwood bushfire was burning out of control and moved south-east to hit the town of Ruffy, about 175km north of Melbourne, where he also lives.

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Source: Ten properties in Ruffy destroyed, including firefighter’s home, as fire hits Victorian town ‘like a bomb’