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A man has died in a suspected chemical explosion at a farm in Melbourne's west this afternoon. The man was working at a Troups Road farm in Fieldstone, when the explosion occurred shortly after 12.30pm. READ MORE:
Grassfire under control after threatening communities of Mt Cottrell, Truganina, west of Melbourne Posted MonMonday 14 updated MonMonday 14 Video from a helicopter flying over the scene showed the fire burning in outbuildings. ( Print text only Cancel A number of sheds and cars have been damaged by a grassfire which last night threatened the communities of Mount Cottrell and Truganina, west of Melbourne. Key points: Four outbuildings and eight cars stored in a paddock were damaged The fire grew to 110 hectares in size with more than 40 fire vehicles fighting the blaze The fire at Troups Ro...
Date Time Aerial support called in for Mt Cottrell fire CFA has led a multi-agency effort including aerial support, strike teams, 40 tankers and support vehicles, to bring a grass fire at Mt Cottrell under control. CFA was first notified just after 5pm to reports of the grass fire near Troups Road which quickly escalated as the fire travelled south. An Emergency Warning was issued during the height of the fire for the communities of Mt Cottrell, Truganina, and Chartwell. Crews managed to slow the forward rate of spread at Middle Road, however some sheds and vehicles were destroyed during the ...