Cooler temperatures are assisting firefighters battling eight blazes across Victoria, including the Otways fire which has destroyed at least four homes. ANother eight structures were lost in Larralea, while 21,000 households remain without power. | Herald Sun

DEVELOPING: The entire state is right now sweltering through the first of a three-day extreme heatwave. Hundreds of firefighters are battling out-of-control blazes from northern to central Victoria. | 7NEWS Melbourne