How did the Black Saturday bushfire in Victoria?

"Black Saturday" marked the start of massive bushfires in Victoria, Australia, which eventually killed 173. The fires began on 7 February 2009, and continued for almost five weeks. On 12 March...

The bushfires that hit Victoria, Australia, killing 173, started on 7 February 2009, now known as "Black Saturday".

The bushfires in Victoria, dubbed the "Black Saturday" bushfires and commencing on 7 February 2009, killed a known total of 173 people - Australia's worst ever bushfire toll to date. The death toll...

The "Black Saturday" bushfires in Victoria officially lasted almost 5 weeks - from their beginning on 7 February to 12 March when Victorian authorities announced that the last of the worst bushfires...

The Black Saturday bushfires had no long-term effect on Victoria's economy. The government of the time was causing some difficulties for the state, but the state was as wealthy as most other states...