MEMBERS of a farming community in western Victoria who were forced from their homes because of a massive grassfire have breathed a sigh of relief after firefighters brought it under control late on Tuesday night.
The scattered farming community of Carngham, west of Ballarat, was in the path of the grassfire, which burned out more than 1100 hectares before it was finally tamed by firefighters.
The Country Fire Authority said people in the Carngham district, which included communities such as Bo Peep, Cardigan Village and Windermere, had been allowed to go back home.
However, two homes were lost in the Chepstowe district as more than 400 firefighters battled to get control of the blaze.
At least six people, including a Carngham father and son who suffered radiation burns to their face and hands, were admitted to the Ballarat Base Hospital for treatment.
Residents of the town of Snake Valley, about 30km from Ballarat, say two homes burnt down on Tuesday.
"We have lost a couple of homes," a man, who did not want to be named, told AAP from the Snake Valley Hotel.
"I can see it from the hotel with the smoke four to five kilometres away."
There may be some respite for a few days before the weather is expected to heat up again on Friday.
In southwest Victoria, a bushfire which started last Friday in a pine plantation at Kentbruck has burnt though 9000 hectares, but a westerly wind forced the fire back on itself on Tuesday.
Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley said that after a few days of cooler conditions the next fire spike day was expected to be Friday.
"Conditions do become very mild Wednesday and Thursday in the state, that's a real opportunity for us to get on the upper hand at the fire at Kentbruck," he said.
Northeastern Victoria, which endured temperatures in the 40s on Tuesday, will get some respite on Wednesday with temperatures falling into the mid 20s.
Victorian fire crews remain positioned at Wodonga and Wangaratta to help respond to fires in southern NSW if required, as well as any outbreaks in northeastern Victoria.
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