Warning system put in place to better alert residents after a devastating fire ravaged Australia in weekend . Send your pictures , video . During that fire , many residents stayed to defend their property as the fire claimed 40 lives and 2,000 homes . An intense heat wave -- with temperatures climbing to 104 F ( 40 C ) -- is expected to hit south Victoria until February .
Warning system put in place to better alert residents after a devastating fire ravaged Australia in weekend . During that fire , many residents stayed to defend their property as the fire claimed 40 lives and 2,000 homes . An intense heat wave -- with temperatures climbing to 104 F ( 40 C ) -- is expected to hit south Victoria until February .