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One man has died in the bushfires in the Australian state of Victoria.
He died while fighting a fire in Heyfield, in the state's southeast.
Fire authorities say the man fell off the back of a tanker which then accidentally ran over him.
At least a dozen homes have been destroyed by bushfires in Victoria.
Fast moving blazes sweeping through several communities in the state have burned through more than 420,000 hectares.
- RADIO AUSTRALIA
