pm – wind change arrived at Kilmore East and Murrindindi Mill (Kinglake/Marysville) fire fronts. 5:45 pm – Kilmore East fire front arrived in Flowerdale. 6:00 pm – Beechworth fire commenced. 6:00 pm – Kilmore East fire smoke plume and pyrocumulus cloud reached high. 6:45 pm – Murrindindi Mill fire front arrived at Marysville. 8:30 pm – Victorian Health Emergency Co-ordination Centre notified Melbourne hospitals to prepare for burn victims. 8:57 pm – CFA chief officer first notified that casualties had been confirmed. 10:00 pm – Victoria Police announced an initial estimate of 14 fatalities. Sunday, 8 February Kilmore East and Murrindindi Mill fires merged to form the Kinglake fire complex. Wilsons Promontory fire ignited by lightning. Victoria Police increased estimate to 25 fatalities. Tuesday, 10 February Spot fires from Kinglake complex fires merged to form the Maroondah/Yarra complex. Tuesday, 17 February Six fires still burned out of control, with another nineteen contained. Containment lines surrounded 85 per cent of the Kinglake–Murrindindi complex. The Kilmore East – Murrindindi complex south fire burned in Melbourne's O'Shannassy and Armstrong Creek water catchments. Bunyip and Beechworth fires almost contained. Thursday, 19 February Victoria Police increased estimate to 208 fatalities. Monday, 23 February Temperatures in the mid-30 degrees Celsius (mid-90 degrees Fahrenheit), northerly winds, and a cool change precipitated a flare-up of many of the fires, and ignited several new fires. The most significant new fires were in the southern Dandenong Ranges near Upwey, south of Daylesford (near Hogans Lane, Musk, Victoria), and in the Otway Ranges. Weather conditions directed previously burning fires in the Yarra Ranges towards settlements in the upper Yarra Valley, but the fires were of a low intensity and were quickly contained. Friday, 27 February Bunyip fire still burnt within control lines in the Bunyip State Park and State Forest areas. The Kilmore East – Murrindindi complex north fire burned within containment lines on the southeastern flank. The Kilmore East – Murrindindi complex south fire activity continued in areas close to several towns in the Yarra Valley near both Yarra Glen and Warburton. The Wilsons Promontory Cathedral fire had burnt and was still burning. The French Island fire slowly burnt in uninhabited grass and scrub bushland on the northeast end of the island. Tuesday, 3 March 2009 Extreme bushfire conditions predicted for Monday night and early Tuesday morning, involving very strong northerlies, with a change forecast to arrive by Tuesday morning.