( CNN ) -- Dozens of homes and farms have been destroyed by fire in the Australian state of Victoria in recent days , as fire crews battle to contain the state 's worst bushfires in five years . Australian public broadcaster ABC News reported at least 26 homes had been destroyed across the state , with most of the damage occurring in the northern Melbourne suburbs of Mickleham and Warrandyte , according to the Country Fire Authority . Victoria Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley said Sunday was `` the most serious fire day we 've had in the state in five years , '' referring to the Black Saturday tragedy that claimed 173 lives . A firefighter in Victoria injured after being hit by a falling tree was the only fire-related injury reported at this time . Strong winds and high temperatures -- which have hit 40ËšC in recent days -- have created high-risk conditions in Victoria , where a total fire ban has been put in place . About 40 bushfires are also raging in the neighboring state of New South Wales , with areas in the south of the state placed under high alert . No homes in the state have been destroyed . Lapsley said that Sunday morning 's fires were fast-moving and intense , and aided by wind . While cooler temperatures forecast for coming days would be welcomed , he said , `` it does n't change the conditions , it does n't bring rain ... We will see the fire danger decrease but the fires still have the potential to do damage over the next number of days . ''
Bushfires raging in New South Wales have destroyed One properties . Authorities describe the worst fires since Black Saturday which killed 26 people in 2009 . One firefighter has been injured battling the blazes . 26 bushfires are also burning in neighboring New South Wales .