Dedication to the lives lost and destruction from the Melbourne Bushfires on Feb.7, 2009. 300+ Lives lost, 3000 homes destroyed, over 200,000 hectares of ash. 46.6' Degree Day (115 Fahrenheit) with 70 km winds (45 miles). plz support http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7332319 produced by VTZ. the tracks called breathe The 2009 Victorian bushfires (also known as 'Black Saturday') are a series of bushfires that were ignited across the Australian state of Victoria on 7 February 2009, resulting in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire The fires have so far resulted in at least 300 deaths, and 200 people have been admitted to hospitals across Victoria with burns, at least 20 in a critical condition, and 9 on life support or in intensive care. The fires have destroyed at least 2,831 home and damaged many thousands more. Many towns north-east of Melbourne have been badly damaged or almost completely destroyed, including Kinglake, Marysville, Narbethong and Strathewen. The fires have left an estimated 10,000 people homeless. Besides the cost to humans, millions of animals are estimated to have been killed by the wildfires.Additionally, of the surviving wildlife, many more have suffered from severe burns. For example, large numbers of kangaroos were afflicted with burned feet due to territorial instincts that drew them back to the recently-burned and smoldering homes Commencing in late January, an exceptional heat wave affected south-eastern Australia. It was caused by a slow moving high-pressure system that settled over the Tasman Sea, with a combination of an intense tropical low located off the North West Australian coast and a monsoon trough over Northern Australia, which produced ideal conditions for hot tropical air to be directed down over Southeastern Australia. [media] The February fires commenced on a day when several localities across the state, including the state capital of Melbourne, recorded their highest temperatures since records began in 1859. On 6 February 2009—the day before the fires started—Premier of Victoria John Brumby issued a warning about the extreme weather conditions expected on 7 February: "It's just as bad a day as you can imagine and on top of that the state is just tinder-dry. People need to exercise real common sense tomorrow".Brumby went on to state that it was expected to be the "worst day in the history of the state".temperature was 48 degrees Celsius on February 7. Insurance companies including Suncorp Metway and IAG said on 9 February that it was too early to tell what the costs of the fires to insurers would be.Some claims adjusters suggested that the total insurance costs for the fires could amount to $1.5 billion PLEASE SUPPORT listen to our song dedicated to the lives lost and the destruction.