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| On 4 January 2013, a heatwave<ref name="Hottest for 130 years">{{cite news| last=Lord |first=Elizabeth| title=Hottest for 130 years| url=http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2013/01/05/369686_tasmania-news.html| accessdate=5 January 2013| newspaper=]| date=5 January 2013}}</ref> which covered nearly the entire span of the ] caused a number of fires to spread across the country. The most devastating of these occurred in the ]n state of ], where several large bushfires burnt out of control at Forcett, ] and Lake Repulse. The fires were intensified by the heatwave,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-04/forcett-fire-places-homes-at-risk/4453038 |title=Fires rage across Tasmania |publisher=] |date=4 January 2013 |accessdate=5 January 2013}}</ref> with ] on 4 January achieving the highest temperature in 130 years, reaching 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) at 4:05 pm.<ref name="Hottest for 130 years"/> | On 4 January 2013, a heatwave<ref name="Hottest for 130 years">{{cite news| last=Lord |first=Elizabeth| title=Hottest for 130 years| url=http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2013/01/05/369686_tasmania-news.html| accessdate=5 January 2013| newspaper=]| date=5 January 2013}}</ref> which covered nearly the entire span of the ] caused a number of fires to spread across the country. The most devastating of these occurred in the ]n state of ], where several large bushfires burnt out of control at Forcett, ] and Lake Repulse. The fires were intensified by the heatwave,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-04/forcett-fire-places-homes-at-risk/4453038 |title=Fires rage across Tasmania |publisher=] |date=4 January 2013 |accessdate=5 January 2013}}</ref> with ] on 4 January achieving the highest temperature in 130 years, reaching 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) at 4:05 pm.<ref name="Hottest for 130 years"/> | ||
| {{asof|2013|1|5|alt=As of 5 January}}, up to 40 fires were burning across Tasmania and at least 100 properties were destroyed<ref name="Australia wildfires: Thousands stranded in Tasmania"/> including 65 at ] where the Police station and school were destroyed, 15 at nearby Boomer Bay and one at Bicheno.<ref name="Thousand flee fire storms">{{cite news|title=Thousand flee fire storms| url=http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2013/01/05/369692_tasmania-news.html| accessdate=5 January 2013| newspaper=The |
{{asof|2013|1|5|alt=As of 5 January}}, up to 40 fires were burning across Tasmania and at least 100 properties were destroyed<ref name="Australia wildfires: Thousands stranded in Tasmania"/> including 65 at ] where the Police station and school were destroyed, 15 at nearby Boomer Bay and one at Bicheno.<ref name="Thousand flee fire storms">{{cite news|title=Thousand flee fire storms| url=http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2013/01/05/369692_tasmania-news.html| accessdate=5 January 2013| newspaper=The Hobart Mercury| date=5 January 2013| author=Mather, Anne| author2=Killick, Dave| author3=Dawtrey, Zara}}</ref> | ||
| One death has been reported.<ref name="Thousand flee fire storms"/> | One death has been reported.<ref name="Thousand flee fire storms"/> | ||
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| 2013 Tasmanian bushfires | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 4 January 2013 – ongoing |
| Location | Throughout central Tasmania and along the east coast |
| Statistics | |
| Land use | Mixed, residential and bush |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | Unknown (1 presumed dead) |
| Non-fatal injuries | Unknown |
| Structures destroyed | At least 100 |
| Damage | Unknown |
On 4 January 2013, a heatwave which covered nearly the entire span of the Australian continent caused a number of fires to spread across the country. The most devastating of these occurred in the Australian state of Tasmania, where several large bushfires burnt out of control at Forcett, Bicheno and Lake Repulse. The fires were intensified by the heatwave, with Hobart on 4 January achieving the highest temperature in 130 years, reaching 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) at 4:05 pm.
As of 5 January, up to 40 fires were burning across Tasmania and at least 100 properties were destroyed including 65 at Dunalley where the Police station and school were destroyed, 15 at nearby Boomer Bay and one at Bicheno.
One death has been reported.
References
- ^ "Australia wildfires: Thousands stranded in Tasmania". BBC News. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ Lord, Elizabeth (5 January 2013). "Hottest for 130 years". The Hobart Mercury. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- "Fires rage across Tasmania". ABC News (Australia). 4 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ Mather, Anne; Killick, Dave; Dawtrey, Zara (5 January 2013). "Thousand flee fire storms". The Hobart Mercury. Retrieved 5 January 2013.