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7 February 2025
Tyre blow-out sparks freeway fire

BLOWN-out tyres on a heavy vehicle sparked a grass fire on the Hume Freeway near Wangaratta on Wednesday morning.

A CFA spokesperson said seven CFA units from Oxley Flats, Wangaratta, Laceby West, Glenrowan and South Wangaratta alongside FRV responded to the blaze around 11am.

The spokesperson said crews discovered the grass fire that spanned around 50 x 50m in size and worked to quickly contain it...

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